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星の子

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by 今村夏子
( 27 ratings, 2 reviews )
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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Chihiro Hayashi is in the third grade of junior high school. Her parents, driven by a desire to save their sickly daughter, become involved in a "mysterious religion," and their beliefs distort the shape of their family. Another masterpiece by the Akutagawa Prize-winning author, who won the Noma Literary Newcomer Award and was nominated for the Honya Taisho (Bookstore Grand Prize). Discussion with Yoko Ogawa at the end of the book.

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256
ISBN:
4022649402
ISBN13:
9784022649409

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urikk2npgsays
October 19, 2024

The story follows the early teenage years of a girl who's parents are slowly getting more and more dragged into a religious cult.

Despite the background of the cult, it's a pretty down to earth story, with schoolgirl crushes, gossip, insecurities etc.

It felt a bit too slow for me at points, hence the medium rating, however the ending spotting shooting stars, leaving us to assume the parents and her are on different trajectories, was a very nice end.

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January 6, 2022
About a girl whose parents get involved in a cult. Interesting topic, but strangely feels like the protagonist is the least interesting character in the whole story. I liked how it ended, but overall not convinced. The film adaptation i thought was better.
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