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(3.76/5)Children can be really creepy sometimes!
This book includes 2 stories.
The titular story involves a dead body and those who want to hide it. Their attempts go on and on until it kills the suspense. But this also added a touch of humor and absurdity. Not sure if it was intentional or not, I liked it anyway.
What I liked the best though is how the setting is full of atmosphere. the story takes place in rural Japan and the author depicts the spirit and culture pretty well.
The other story is a lot shorter. Not a complex plot here, the
There are two stories in this book, both dark (but not too much), but otherwise very different in style.
The titular story is written in very plain, unadorned language, and the descriptions are so matter-of-fact that they feel naïve, simplistic. I initially thought it was because the author was very young when he wrote it and hadn't found his style yet, but the second story, much more elegant in its narration, put the lie to this assumption. I'm now sure this was a deliberate choice to fit the
Two Stories One Book
Honestly I think I like the second story better haha, a lot more creepy and easier to stay engaged.