Numamushi, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
Numamushi, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
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Numamushi
A Fairy Tale

Author: Mina Ikemoto Ghosh

Narrator: Brian Nishii

Unabridged: 2 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2024


Synopsis

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi.

This mysterious man shares Numamushi’s penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river. When he begins teaching Numamushi to read and write, the growing friendship between them opens an unexpected path to metamorphosis–and healing–for them both.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jan on February 11, 2024

Readers of the first two sentences who aren't enchanted don't deserve to read the rest of this fairy tale.Numamashi had come to the great white snake from upstream, floating on robes made buoyant with flaming grease. The fire had peeled the baby's skin, burning it red, black, and raw, but when the k......more

Goodreads review by Giulia on January 03, 2024

I finished this book and did the longest flavor flav yeah boy in history......more

Goodreads review by Mackenzie on July 13, 2024

3.25 - while this book did definitely have a fairytale aspect to it, I also thought that it delved a bit deeper into horror than I was expecting. That’s not a bad thing by any means, but it did feel somewhat unexpected and I had to change my gauge of the genre a bit. Besides that, I enjoyed the story......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on June 19, 2024

This is an extremely well written modern fairy tale about a young boy discovering family and learning about the power of thoughts, words, and the limitations and fear that we place on ourselves. All of the characters in this story are loveable and you root for their success and growth through the en......more

Goodreads review by Nannah on April 16, 2024

Wow! This is a stunning novelette! I picked it up completely by chance and can't believe my luck. Even though it's only April, I can't imagine a book being better than this one; it'll probably be my favorite read of the year! Content warnings: - body horror Representation: - the characters are Japanese -......more