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Megume and the Trees
by
Sarah Toshiko Hasu (Goodreads Author)
Fifteen-year old Megume wakes to find herself in the woods, with no idea of how she got there beyond a murky memory of chasing her lost dog, Sasurai. But with the pain of her past and her family fragmented after the death of her mother, Megume finds that she doesn't really mind being lost. Yet strange encounters with others in the woods - including Kat, a woman who seems s...more
Paperback, 122 pages
Published
October 20th 2011
by Megami Press LLC
(first published January 9th 2011)
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As the Young Adult market has become ever saturated with light reads about “dark” romances and adventures with the flavor-of-the-moment paranormal/supernatural entity, Sarah Toshiko Hasu’s debut novella, Megume and the Trees, lays itself before the reader with a sober yet powerful question: What cost is escapism from your world and your inner turmoil worth? Do the ends justify the means, even if it means a final end?
The narrative thrives on questioning the line between reality and imagination, w...more
The narrative thrives on questioning the line between reality and imagination, w...more
Mar 31, 2012
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We were very kindly sent this wonderful magical book by the author Sarah. Having just finished reading it I feel conscious that I need to do the book justice through my review.
Our site is all about the positive side of being gay. To be honest I have been so lucky that I had forgotten how it felt when I was younger and struggled with my sexuality, that it was such a shameful thing and that those closest didn’t know me, the feeling of deceit.
This book focuses on a fifteen year old girl called Megu...more
Our site is all about the positive side of being gay. To be honest I have been so lucky that I had forgotten how it felt when I was younger and struggled with my sexuality, that it was such a shameful thing and that those closest didn’t know me, the feeling of deceit.
This book focuses on a fifteen year old girl called Megu...more
This was a very strange young adult novel. Weird, yet compelling. I wanted to finish to see where the young lady would lead us with this story. The author did a wonderful job writing through 15 year old Megume's eyes. Good descriptive prose, but somewhat hard to keep straight at times. Dark, serious, depressing work; one not easily forgotten.
Not a novel to be read lightly.
(Contains painful, yet important issues which teens deal with - self-mutilation, suicide, lesbianism, etc. Has a list of hel...more
Not a novel to be read lightly.
(Contains painful, yet important issues which teens deal with - self-mutilation, suicide, lesbianism, etc. Has a list of hel...more
I'd like to thank Sarah for sending me a signed copy of her book. I enjoyed every minute of her beautifully written story. I loved the style of writing as it switched from Megume's story to the letters her friend Emiko wrote her. Also how the story also incorporated so many messages along with the feel of how I used to feel while watching the twilight zone. Absolutely loved it.
dark and trippy, like a really good twilight zone episode...loved it! thanks goodreads for the complimentary book!
This was a firstread giveaway. All though it was a short story it took me a while to read. It was a hard book to get into and to follow. Once I got into the plot I was disappointed it is a depressing story to read. The story jumps you around to much. I would start understanding what was going on and the events would change and I would be lost again.
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Bought on a whim-was a teenage read and there are times that's just what I fancy. Some interesting and challenging issues brought up but skimmed over and could have been expanded on. So, some disappointment- overall seemed rushed but thumbs up for making an attempt. Would hope that this author develops over time.
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Sarah Toshiko Hasu is the author of Megume and the Trees, a 2012 Lambda Literary Awards Finalist in Lesbian Debut Fiction. Born in Rochester, NY, she also grew up in Charleston, IL; St. Paul, MN; and Tempe, AZ, and currently resides in Nashville with her dogs, Daphne and Dylan. She is at work on her second novel and developing her first film.
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