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A review by peelspls
Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki
3.0
Many unhinged women, steeped in 60s nostalgia
Perfect for a palate cleanser between the other books I was reading. The dialog of the characters in this book is brilliant and engaging. But very often there's no plot, a healthy dose of misogyny and extremely creepy behavior towards teenage girls.
There's also very strong references to depression, schizophrenia, mourning the loss of a brother and the disruptive complexities of friendships between teen girls that forms the main themes of this collection. Women wearing makeup, women finding a reason to live and most importantly, women who are prone to histrionics form the basic template of each of Suzuki's protagonists. I'm not really sure the book was for me but I was engaged with it because the writing style was great.
Perfect for a palate cleanser between the other books I was reading. The dialog of the characters in this book is brilliant and engaging. But very often there's no plot, a healthy dose of misogyny and extremely creepy behavior towards teenage girls.
There's also very strong references to depression, schizophrenia, mourning the loss of a brother and the disruptive complexities of friendships between teen girls that forms the main themes of this collection. Women wearing makeup, women finding a reason to live and most importantly, women who are prone to histrionics form the basic template of each of Suzuki's protagonists. I'm not really sure the book was for me but I was engaged with it because the writing style was great.