false<![CDATA[Lizard]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170367441m/50148.jpg5014812I shall refer to her as Lizard here, but not because of the small lizard tattoo that I discovered on her inner thigh.<P>The woman has round, black eyes that gaze at you with utter detachment, like the eyes of a reptile. Every bend and curve of her small body is cool to the touch, so cool that I want to scoop her up in my two hands.<P>This may bring to mind the image of a man holding a bunny or a chick, but that's not what I mean. What I imagine is the strange, tickling sensation of sharp claws scampering around in my palms. And then, when I open up my hands to take a peek, a thin, red tongue lashes out. Reflected in those glassy eyes, I see my own lonely face, peering down, looking for something to love and cherish. That's what Lizard feels like to me....<P>2812141995Lizardtotal:894|5:166|4:334|3:309|2:79|1:6|894325711185431falsefalseTue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008Tue Jan 08 17:19:30 -0800 2008Wed Jan 23 10:55:39 -0800 2008
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Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice which I read recently and also enjoyed. There's a touch of magic (es...more...]]>
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I think these short stories go under the genre Magical Realism. I think that although Yoshimoto did a good job putting a lot of detail into her stories, they were quite confusing. The very first story in the book was about a man who was riding a train, and that story was very confusing because i was...more...]]>
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Lizard was categorized as "magical realism" and makes it easier to understand why I said, "What?" at the end of the book. Leaving the read unsure is a characteristic of magical realism. While reading this, I felt lost and unsure. While the multiple perspectives...more...]]>
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Haruki Murakami is a master of this, with his weird underground people and border universes. Banana Yoshimoto is equally skilled, writing exquisite short stories about the minor strangenes...more...]]>
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Asleep, another book of Yoshimoto's stories. more...]]>
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I liked it enough I want to read other things the author has written. ]]>
40falsefalseSat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006Sat Jan 19 19:45:06 -0800 2008Sat Jan 19 19:59:43 -0800 2008 Several short stories. Sometimes I wonder about how well her stories are translated, because her characters are...more...]]>
30falsefalseTue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed Jan 21 08:18:18 -0800 2009Wed Jan 21 08:19:36 -0800 200930falsefalseFri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008Sun Jan 18 07:20:24 -0800 2009Mon Jan 19 16:49:45 -0800 200950falsefalseThu May 22 21:57:03 -0700 2008Thu May 22 21:59:41 -0700 2008 This book covers so many bases at once. It tells a handful of different kinds of love stories: the woman who heals because she can also kill, and the man who loves her despite her strangeness; the woman who used to be addicted to...more...]]>
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