A review by natasha29singh
Toddler Hunting and Other Stories by Taeko Kōno

3.0

Well, I can’t complain that I never read any perverse stories by women authors anymore. This book is incredibly transgressive, particularly considering when the stories were written and published. And I do appreciate her take on the inner (sex) lives of Japanese women, I do! Ditto with the descriptive prose and flawless translation. It just got a bit tiresome to read about masochism and pedophilia after a while (trust me when I say what this book suggests is way more sinister than what it describes - Crabs is going to haunt me forever.) I didn’t love this, but I do understand its significance.