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Rae
A really interesting read for the first half--then it got really crass, graphic and seedy. Just a lot more about the Japanese underworld than I wanted to know. Browsed through the rest of the book. Not an uplifting read.
Joseph
Dec 31, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
A fascinating, bleak look at reporting on crime in Japan. Will leave you depressed and wanting to do something, anything to stop sex trafficking.
jen8998
Oct 31, 2010 rated it really liked it
Fascinating and deeply disturbing look at Toyko's underworld. ...more
Sarah
Jan 25, 2010 rated it liked it
A really interesting book. I was surprised that I was able to enjoy it so much given that I generally disliked the narrator. A fun look into Japanese society with shocking views into the seedy underbelly of Japanese culture.
Sarah
Nov 07, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: nonfiction, japan
Natalie
Nov 10, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: npr
Jill
Jan 22, 2010 marked it as to-read
Nicole
Jan 31, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: non-fiction, crime, japan
Joseph
Dec 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
alana
Feb 12, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Apr 25, 2014 rated it really liked it
Elizabeth
Jul 14, 2015 rated it did not like it
fenchurch
Sep 11, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: nonfiction, japan
Shrop
Feb 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
Laine
Mar 11, 2017 rated it liked it
Annie
Jul 13, 2021 marked it as to-read-b2f
Booktart
Aug 04, 2021 marked it as to-read
Cristella
Nov 09, 2023 marked it as to-read
Rick
Mar 29, 2024 marked it as to-read