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A review by brogan7
River's Edge by Kyōko Okazaki
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
This is a difficult book to give a number to. I thought it was too disturbing for my taste, but there were interesting things about it, it felt like a cry of distress, a request for human kindness in a world that's full of human brutality...
It's just hard to read about the brutality and understand it will have no resolution, there will be no moment when people stand up for themselves, set boundaries, extend kindness, ask difficult questions... they're all just muddling along in their suffering and deep dysfunction.
Also, it was almost impossible to keep track of the characters (at one point the author helpfully inserts "this is Takahashi's first appearance")--the characters' features alter in moments of heightened emotions, which makes telling them apart quite challenging.
Mature content, a difficult read.
Someone should tell the translator Solidago Canadensis is referred to simply as "goldenrod" in English, though "Canadian goldenrod" is very sweet.
Don't recommend.
It's just hard to read about the brutality and understand it will have no resolution, there will be no moment when people stand up for themselves, set boundaries, extend kindness, ask difficult questions... they're all just muddling along in their suffering and deep dysfunction.
Also, it was almost impossible to keep track of the characters (at one point the author helpfully inserts "this is Takahashi's first appearance")--the characters' features alter in moments of heightened emotions, which makes telling them apart quite challenging.
Mature content, a difficult read.
Someone should tell the translator Solidago Canadensis is referred to simply as "goldenrod" in English, though "Canadian goldenrod" is very sweet.
Don't recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Misogyny, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia