false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256160455m/2119409.jpg 2119409 6 A stunning new work of the feminist noir that <i>Natsuo Kirino</i> defined and made her own in her novels <i>Out</i> and <i>Grotesque.</i> In a crowded residential suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer and endless cram school sessions meant to ensure entry into good colleges. There's Toshi, the dependable one; Terauchi, the great student; Yuzan, the sad one, grieving over the death of her mother and trying to hide her sexual orientation from her friends; and Kirarin, the sweet one, whose late nights and reckless behavior remain a secret from those around her. When Toshi's next-door neighbor is found brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son, a high school boy they nickname Worm. But when he flees, taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him, the four girls get caught up in a tempest of dangers they never could have imagined that rise from within them as well as from the world around them. 2124845 book 15 7 2008 Real World total:425|5:54|4:124|3:166|2:66|1:15| 425 1411 813 113 4 4 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 01:02:23 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 13:50:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 5 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 13:00:41 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 13:08:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:54:31 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 15:48:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 05 06:50:07 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:44:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:19:13 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:21:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 05:18:41 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 16:58:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 08:26:49 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 08:21:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 11:14:24 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 11:14:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:35:17 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:57:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 11 05:09:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 05:09:35 -0700 2009 New York: Alfred A. Knopt - 2008
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However, even though this is a book in translation the use of language and story are amazing. I have read one other book by this author and as with that one, I will not easily forget this ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:59:39 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:59:39 -0800 2009 Natsuo Kirino's latest noir thriller, a grim look at teen culture, elicited varying reactions from critics. Kirino focuses intently on her characters' inner lives as she delves deeply into their nihilist worldviews and feelings of alienation. But some critics found the angst-ridden, self-absorbed te...

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