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Very poignant. Very raw. A booked that rocked Japan when published just 13 years after the Japanese surrender in 1945.
This is Japan’s Lord of the Flies with important exceptions: adults are always on the periphery and the children work together for survival.
During WW2, a group of boys is left to fend for themselves in a village deserted due to a viral outbreak. Despite most surviving against the odds, when the adults return, they force them into secrecy about how they have been treated. Only the ...more
This is Japan’s Lord of the Flies with important exceptions: adults are always on the periphery and the children work together for survival.
During WW2, a group of boys is left to fend for themselves in a village deserted due to a viral outbreak. Despite most surviving against the odds, when the adults return, they force them into secrecy about how they have been treated. Only the ...more
I just remembered that I read this ages ago - I think I may have been too young for the book when I did so.
The book is like Japanease version of Lord of the flies by William Golding. Dramatic, brutal, true. Boys fighting for survival with nature and peasants who think the boys spread a disease.
The book is like Japanease version of Lord of the flies by William Golding. Dramatic, brutal, true. Boys fighting for survival with nature and peasants who think the boys spread a disease.
Jul 27, 2007
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