The Sumida River on Shunshoku Umegoyomi: “Chokichi read the name of a street on a neighbor's nameplate, and at once recalled Tamenaga Shunsui's Shunshoku Umegoyomi, which he had devoured lately. [auto-translated]”
Schoolgirl on A Strange Tale from East of the River: “While I tend the bath, sitting on a mandarin-orange crate by the flickering coal fire, I finish my homework, and then reread 'A Strange Tale from East of the River.' What it describes is not ugly or dirty at all, but here and there I notice the author's affectation, and it feels old and uncertain. [auto-translated]”