Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: No kitsch in Kitchen!

These two stories are quirky and, at times, very moving. I love the translation (I wonder what word means "ping!" in Japanese?), I love the whimsical prose, and I love the fact that when it needs to get serious and emotional, it's not completely out of left field and it works. I read this book about 7 years ago, and I've bought two more of Yoshimoto's books in the meantime, but I can't seem to make myself pick them up! Hopefully they'll be as charming as this was!