Catfish Rolling, Clara Kumagai
Catfish Rolling, Clara Kumagai
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Catfish Rolling

Author: Clara Kumagai

Narrator: Susan Momoko-Hingley

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/17/2023


Synopsis

There’s a catfish under Japan, and when it rolls, the land rises and falls. At least, that’s what Sora was told after she lost her mother to an earthquake so powerful that it cracked time itself. Sora and her father are some of the few who still live near one of these “zones”—the places where time has been irrevocably sped up or slowed down.

Sora’s father leads a research team there, and as his colleagues begin to fall ill, he refuses to stop entering the zones himself—even though his memory seems to be deteriorating. Sora, meanwhile, has been secretly conducting her own research on the zones, tracking down a time expert in Tokyo, and surprising herself with a crush on a strikingly confident girl named Maya.

But when Sora’s father disappears, she has no choice but to return home, with Maya in tow, and venture deep into the abandoned time zones to find him and perhaps the catfish itself …

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maja on March 01, 2023

STARTED OFF STRONG, BUT FLOUNDERED AND SUNK Actual rating: 2.5⭐ I was so on board with this at the beginning. The earthquake, the time zones, the missing people and the mystery? I was so into it. But a great concept can only go so far. Especially when it isn't explored or expanded enough. And without......more

Goodreads review by Shirin on October 20, 2023

I had many expectations for this title after reading the enchanting description about catfish that cause the land to rise and fall beneath the islands of Japan. However, I found the book to be quite ordinary and contemporary, still, it's not a bad debut novel! The story starts off strong with the mag......more

Goodreads review by Helena (helenareadsxx) on March 08, 2023

Thank you to Head of Zeus and Tandem for this gorgeous copy of Catfish Rolling. I absolutely loved the metaphors and motif of time that were interwoven in this book. I've never read any mythology fiction before but this book is the perfect place to start in my opinion! If you would like to see my co......more

Goodreads review by milliereadsalot on March 01, 2023

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review! I think I struggled with this book because it was so unlike what I expected. It was way more science fiction than it was fantasy, which I was not expecting at all. I found myself feeling prett......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on February 19, 2023

Thanks to NetGalley & Zephyr for an eARC of this book. The following review is my honest reflection on the text provided. 4.5 stars This will be one of those elusive narratives that I won’t be able to review well because words can’t capture the magic of Catfish Rolling. There’s a feeling this story g......more