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lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Generally fascinating, but mostly very shallow in terms of insight. I think this is perhaps a result of the way it was written - an editor and a writer asked Morimoto questions and he gave basic answers and it was turned into a book. I suspect it would actually be much more interesting to read something which examined the response to Rental Person through the lenses of contemporary Japanese culture. But for what it is (not what it is not) it was an entertaining enough read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Murder
Brief mention of the Sarin Gas terrorist attack and associated cult.
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