Usually, I like to classify good books into two main categories:
- Category One: Well-written books with an interesting texture; they provide the reader with all the details, leaving little room for the reader’s fantasy and imagination.
- Category Two: Books in my second category don’t provide many details; they put the reader’s mind at work in a new dimension. They use words and the power of words to help the reader imagine places and people and discover new ideas, emotions, and feelings. Those are my favorite books.
Yesterday by Ágota Kristof belongs to the second category. It is written in a very essential style, using a minimal set of words, with no visual details and no unnecessary details. Not a single paragraph can be removed from the book, nor a single word, without destroying it. If, like me, you believe that reading a book is and should be a different experience from watching a movie, this book is for you. The few words of “Yesterday” can stimulate and induce you to discover new sensations, new emotions, and unknown places of your mind.
Definitely a very good book.
