natsuo kirino

No 387 Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, translated by Rebecca Copeland (for Japanese Literature Challenge 15)

Having read and enjoyed a previous novel by Natsuo Kirino, I decided to go for another book of hers in the 746 for the Japanese Literature Challenge, hosted, as always by Dolce Bellezza. This tonally confusing novel opens with the murders of two Tokyo prostitutes. What makes the murders strange is that both the victims…

No 672 Out by Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino’s Out is a gritty grimy tale of what people are capable of when pushed to their limits. Or more importantly, it is about what women can do when their circumstances become too much to bear. Masako, Yayoi, Yoshie and Kuniko work together on the night shift in a boxed-lunch factory. Each…

20 Books of Summer 2015!

It’s hard to believe a year has passed, but there are hints of a change in the weather here in Ireland and I’ve decided to challenge myself again this year to read my 20 Books of Summer! Last year I managed a mere 16 ½ books, so hopefully I can beat that record this time…