Translated by Polly Barton.
Read by Hanako Footman.
I wanted to like this more than I did. It was on a friend's recently read list and rated relatively highly so I thought I would pick it up. It never quite achieved the mystery element I thought it was going for. It has more of an Inventing Anna feel to It and I wasn't sure quite what the message of the novel was. I was sympathetic to both Rika and Kajii but I never really understood their relationship or what Kajii really wanted from Raki. I liked some of the descriptions which is good because they took prominence over the story itself. Overall, it was well-written and I'm glad I read it.
4/5
Read by Hanako Footman.
I wanted to like this more than I did. It was on a friend's recently read list and rated relatively highly so I thought I would pick it up. It never quite achieved the mystery element I thought it was going for. It has more of an Inventing Anna feel to It and I wasn't sure quite what the message of the novel was. I was sympathetic to both Rika and Kajii but I never really understood their relationship or what Kajii really wanted from Raki. I liked some of the descriptions which is good because they took prominence over the story itself. Overall, it was well-written and I'm glad I read it.
4/5
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