"This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies and gentlemen." So reads the jacket of the Japanese edition of this collection of six ...
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Nov 10, 2008
Jason
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)
So for those who don't know, one of the literary social networks I belong to online is the great LibraryThing.com; and one of the things LibraryThing does that none of the other literary social networks do is actually set up official partnerships with various publishers, so that hundreds o More...
So for those who don't know, one of the literary social networks I belong to online is the great LibraryThing.com; and one of the things LibraryThing does that none of the other literary social networks do is actually set up official partnerships with various publishers, so that hundreds o More...
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Apr 08, 2009
Powersamurai
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Sex. That's what this book is all about. An eavesdropping writer, a pimp, a sexually frustrated housewife, a sleep-depraved karaoke box part-timer, an erotic writer and a horny fat transcriber. Sex in Shibuya, Tokyo. At first, the short stories seem to be unrelated, but as you get through the second story, you realise that you were there in the first story, but from a different viewpoint. All six stories are connected in this way with characters making cameo appearances in other stories. The las
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Jun 18, 2011
Miko
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I never knew this was a book, but I enjoyed the movie. After reading this, I had to rewatch the movie and compare. The book is very bittersweet and darkly comical in ways. You get attached to the characters for a moment and feel sympathy for them. I enjoyed the short story style and how each story connected to each other. The movie somewhat follows this format.
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Dec 11, 2008
J.C.
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When the book blurb describes the book as "an x-rated episode of Seinfeld" I would assume that it means its a funny book. Well its not funny "ha ha", more like funny "oh man, that's gross". Imagine an unfunny episode of Seinfeld, co-written by Chuck Palahniuk and Charles Bukowski and directed by Quentin Tarantino. That's kinda what it was like. I only gave it three stars cause I couldn't give it 2 and a half.
Dec 05, 2008
Kikuko
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This is a book that is...quite interesting in the way that it approaches the connections between its characters, and is actually a quite enjoyable read. (There's also more masturbation in this book than any book I've read in memory.)
I really enjoyed this book, and do recommend it to people who like Japanese postmodernist fiction that takes a quite sexual vein.
I really enjoyed this book, and do recommend it to people who like Japanese postmodernist fiction that takes a quite sexual vein.
Oct 19, 2011
Manuel
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Fairly trashy. The interwoven storylines is a nice gimmick but it lacked characters who I could really care about and get invested in. The last story about the fat chick was the best, because it was less about the sex and more about her own feelings.
Dec 29, 2008
Jenny
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Feb 03, 2008
Morris
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raunchy and depressing. i guess sort of like "boogie nights," in certain ways?
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