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A review by solitary
Astral Season, Beastly Season by Tahi Saihate
3.0
3.5 stars*
”they say that at the age of seventeen, you either become a star or a beast.”
i was surprised that a lot of people didn’t like the second part, as i thought it was crucial to further understand yamashiro and morishita’s lives and motives (specially the latter). the aftermath also narrated the impact of the murders from the peripheral characters’ point of view. watase’s thoughts contributed to about 90% of the sanity in this book, which the two main characters lacked. so i was thankful for that. i also wish we were given some closure with mami aino — what was her reaction to the murders? was she sent out of jail?
there’s nothing explosive or mindbending about this book, but it’s an interesting study of teenage alienation and idol objectification.
”they say that at the age of seventeen, you either become a star or a beast.”
i was surprised that a lot of people didn’t like the second part, as i thought it was crucial to further understand yamashiro and morishita’s lives and motives (specially the latter). the aftermath also narrated the impact of the murders from the peripheral characters’ point of view. watase’s thoughts contributed to about 90% of the sanity in this book, which the two main characters lacked. so i was thankful for that. i also wish we were given some closure with mami aino — what was her reaction to the murders? was she sent out of jail?
there’s nothing explosive or mindbending about this book, but it’s an interesting study of teenage alienation and idol objectification.