Review: The Book of Fallen Leaves by A. S. Tamaki

I really like the front cover design of The Book of Fallen Leaves, it is very striking, literally and visually. The sound of the Gion Shoja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the colour of the sala flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind. From the Heike Monogatari, translated by Helen Craig McCullough, epigraph of this book Table of ContentsWhy The Book of Fallen Leaves?The BookConcluding Thoughts Why The Book of Fallen Leaves? I first heard about The Book of Fallen Leaves through Elliot Brooks’ March 2026 book news and releases video. I thought the premise of the book and the Japanese history inspired setting sounded very interesting and so I put the book on my to-be-read pile and put in a hold for it at the library. The samurai and their high minded ideals of honor have long been something of interest to me. Long time readers of…