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Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
by Keiichi Sigsawa
This unassuming little volume with unadorned text and economical storytelling is deceptively light reading. Kino's story is told at a distance, and we are just as much a visitor as she. And that distance is necessary to keep this story from overwhelming the reader, because Kino visits some pretty horrific places. The volume is a triumph of both imagination and execution, and the distance that the author keeps allows exploration of darker themes to be thought provoking rather than emotionally wrenching. It's really a smart story, and I look forward to spending more time with Kino in her sequels.