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Andy Plonka
Nov 11, 2013 rated it liked it
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Albeit a mystery story, this tale has so much symbolism that doesn't translate well into English, that it would probably be better studied in a college classroom. That being said, it follows the pattern for Japanese novels with a depressing ending unless you can be uplifted by the fact that though they continue to fail, they keep trying. ...more
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