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Piercing by Ryū Murakami
4.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this is a story of two deeply traumatized and deranged people who’s lives intersect by chance. this author used the trope of “a misunderstanding”, which i usually abhor, but here it was genuinely effective and added to the story. overall, i could not anticipate what would happen next. it was boring at times but i think it had a nice payoff.