by Natsuo Kirino, Philip Gabriel
This is one of those books that has been on my shelves for seemingly ever, or at least since before I joined GR 8 years ago. I was looking for a book set in Asia, and came across Real World by Natsuo Kirino, about five teens in Tokyo who are unhappy about their lives. I don't know if the translation...
The first book in a long time that I absolutely could not make myself finish reading. The main character just whined the whole time - and we don't even know most of the other characters. Honestly one of the most boring books I've ever read.
Japanese noir/horror. The four friends are figuring out what they're going to be in the real world, when someone takes them out of it. These aren't your typical teens, either. Love the character building that goes on. It's a very compressed, engaging thriller.
I'm penciling in my eyebrows when the smog alert siren starts blaring. It’s happened every day since summer vacation started, so it’s no surprise. “May I have your attention,” this woman’s voice drawls over a loudspeaker. “An air pollution advisory has just been issued,” and the siren continues to d...
I didn't like this novel as much as Out. It could be that the characters were all teenagers and I just couldn't get into their dark angst. The story is told from multiple narrators and at times it got a little confusing who was talking about whom. Otherwise, it was a compelling story. I did want...
In realtà il libro arriva alle tre stelline (scarse) solo perché è piuttosto breve e quindi la mia insofferenza e la mia noia non hanno avuto modo di manifestarsi nel pieno della loro potenza.Ho capito però che la Kirino non è un'autrice per me.. Ne avevo avuto sentore con "Le quattro casalinghe di ...
I think I invested too much in this story because it was about Japan - which I love. I expected too much from it. I found the writing to be very unconvincing and awkward (if that's what she was going for - awkward being because they're teens, then it failed) and in the end it was all too fake and ...
dear world, I worte a review for this book. yep, a review that's right. but for some reason that review was erased. and as i write my reviews on a whim, I cannot rewrite it again. so I'll tell you what it was about- it was about being lost and lonely and have no one to talk to, it was about being ho...
When I said that this book is intense, I might have understated a bit. Imagine, if you will, that you have stepped into the heads of four very different teenage girls and one, probably insane, teenage boy. Kirino's Real World gives you a closer look at reality than you might have wanted to get. The ...
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