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Tokyo yang memiliki penduduk sekitar 37 juta jiwa (ditambah dengan 3.3 juta turis dalam satu tahun), menjadikannya sebagai salah satu kota terpadat di dunia. Bagi dunia luar, Tokyo merupakan kota dengan perpaduan budaya modern dan kuno yang menarik, tapi bagi empat perempuan di novel ini (Masako, Yayoi, Yoshie dan Kuniko), Tokyo adalah kota yang kejam di mana mereka harus berurusan dengan rentenir, yakuza, mucikari dan para pria patriarkis yang menekan mereka.
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this is quite an aggressive novel in its subject matter.It's a very different style of read for me , it's gritty and violent and astonishing.
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Japanese literature is so quirky. And for some reason, I can't get enough of it! This book was twisted, sadistic, weird, and kind of gory, and also really really good. Definitely one to check out if you like thrillers and don't mind the weirdest of Japanese lit.
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