I’m not usually a fan of collections of short stories, but after I picked up my The Frangipani Hotel last year, I’ve decided to keep trying.
This particular collection by Yukiko Motoya (translated by Asa Yoneda) is…strange, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. The stories all involve at least a touch of the supernatural, and most of them end kind of abruptly. One story involves morphing faces; one involves dueling couples; another involves what seems to be a normal cat. I do wonder if some of the meaning got lost in translation.
If you’re a fan of Japanese literature or weird, abrupt stories, you’ll probably enjoy this collection. If you don’t like strange…well, this might not be the collection for you, but you could give it a shot.
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