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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776175.Tekkon_Kinkreet_Black_White_Black_White?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Tekkon Kinkreet: Black &amp; White: Black &amp; White (Black and White)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189990458m/776175.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776175.Tekkon_Kinkreet_Black_White_Black_White?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Tekkon Kinkreet: Black & White: Black & White</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/408328.Elisabeth_Kawasaki">Elisabeth Kawasaki</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21591780?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>This is one of my favorites. Few people have clashed magical realism with street nihilism the way Matsumoto has. The story centers around two street urchins in a timeless Japanese city, trying to protect it against gentrification (brought on by gangsters and aliens?) all the while trying the survive the harsh streets. But it does not feel particularly outlandish or cartoonish because the characters, their speeches, and their struggles were all wonderfully detailed. The movie that came out this year was great as well. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1139008?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>