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A review by katiecatbooks
Picnic in the Storm by Yukiko Motoya
4.0
Japanese. Short stories. Spec fic.
Story: This collection contains a number of short stories set in modern day Japan, each with a bit of a twist that will leave the reader mildly disturbed yet intrigued to read more.
Language: Most of the stories are around 10 pages in length, with a couple of shorter ones and a single long one. This collection consists of mostly speculative fiction - a normal Japanese day or home and yet something slightly off. Motoya's writing (and Yoneda's translation) is both warm and cold at the same time, simple yet murky and a real page-turner.
Characters: Most of the characters in the stories are housewives and working men in their 30's and 40's. Told in first person, sometimes it takes a few pages to even identify who the narrator is, but it doesn't put off the reading.
One of the best short story collections I've ever read. I wish more of her books were available in English, I'd read them all!
Story: This collection contains a number of short stories set in modern day Japan, each with a bit of a twist that will leave the reader mildly disturbed yet intrigued to read more.
Language: Most of the stories are around 10 pages in length, with a couple of shorter ones and a single long one. This collection consists of mostly speculative fiction - a normal Japanese day or home and yet something slightly off. Motoya's writing (and Yoneda's translation) is both warm and cold at the same time, simple yet murky and a real page-turner.
Characters: Most of the characters in the stories are housewives and working men in their 30's and 40's. Told in first person, sometimes it takes a few pages to even identify who the narrator is, but it doesn't put off the reading.
One of the best short story collections I've ever read. I wish more of her books were available in English, I'd read them all!