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This book was amazing. I don't know much about Japanese culture, or mythology, but this book was lots of fun to read anyway. The story was very well told, even though some parts were a little confusing (everyone switching places, and changing their minds about their intentions at the last minute),...
The story started on the right foot. The story is based on the Japanese mythology of the two gods Izanagi and Izanami. (If you are unfamiliar with the mythos of Japan, Google is your friend). The characters and the world building seemed to jump right off the page. The Goddess Chronicle had a great s...
Translated from the Japanese by Rebecca Copeland.No one is likable here, however the story is as compelling as if stuck like a bunny in the headlights. Slavic nihilism is heavy and ponderous, Eastern nihilism slashes everything in its path. Need to find something short and jolly PDQ to tickle my sou...
I liked this book up to the last two pages in which I'm not sure I wholly agreed with it ending the way it did. I will have to go back over it and read it again.Grotesque is a vicious attack on Japanese society, the class system and the disparities between men and women, to the point that occasional...