29 reviews for:

Red girls. La leggenda della famiglia Akakuchiba

Kazuki Sakuraba

3.78 AVERAGE

jn13_'s review against another edition

3.0

3.5*

lmbradley's review against another edition

4.0

A three-part novel relating the stories of the women of the illustrious Akakuchiba family: Manyo, the clairvoyant, abandoned mountain girl adopted by a kind working family and later plucked from obscurity to become the next Akakuchiba matriarch; Kemari, the leader of a motorcycle girl gang who cedes her criminal throne to become a manga superstar, thus securing the Akakuchibas' fortune; and Toko, the afterthought daughter who memorializes her foremothers and is shocked by Manyo's deathbed confession that she once killed someone.

The third part is definitely the weakest, as Toko is too aimless to be compelling or sympathetic. It was only by constantly reminding myself that this inarticulate fraidy cat was the one who recorded parts one and two, that I was able to endure her story. Anyone would be cowed by the women who came before her, and perhaps it is easier to document a country's evolution than endure its present. The mystery component is very minor and easily solved, but its solution provides the final bittersweet touch to a very moving multigenerational tale.

merinereads's review against another edition

4.0

Bei diesem Buch hat mich vor allem das Thema (Japan) direkt angesprochen, die Idee des hellsehenden Familienoberhauptes klang aber auch sehr interessant. Vorab einmal, die Geschichte bindet gekonnt historische Begebenheiten in den Alltag der Figuren mit ein und bestimmt ihr Handeln, wodurch man nebenbei auch etwas über ein Land lernt das nicht gerade ausführlich im Geschichtsunterricht besprochen wird. Besonders gelungen fand ich tatsächlich die Hauptfiguren der Familie Akakuchiba, die alle auf irgendeine Weise außergewöhnliche und starke Persönlichkeiten mit ihren ganz eigenen "Macken" sind. Manche Stellen brachten mich auch zum schmunzeln, denn irgendwie verrückt ist die Geschichte schon. Denn genau das ist der Roman: er ist geschrieben als Geschichte, die unsere 3. Hauptfigur Toko von ihrer Großmutter Manyo erzählt bekommt. Dadurch schreitet die Handlung auch beim Lesen sehr schnell voran, denn eine erzählte Geschichte muss schließlich mitreißen ;) Insgesamt ein in meinen Augen doch etwas außergewöhnlicher Roman aus einem faszinierenden Land, der nicht nur für Japanfans lesenswert ist.

bluebirdwithdaises's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

so_tru's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

atinymarika's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

niwrad93's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tardoautunno's review against another edition

2.0

Premesse meravigliose ma, a mio parere, la scrittura non riesce ad avvincere. Dovrebbe esserci un mistero che in realtà non lo è, dovremmo avere tre donne ugualmente interessanti e una non lo è (anzi, è dichiaratamente noiosa e incapace), insomma... Boh.

laudupt's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.5

maigloeckchen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0