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You know how sometimes you answer a phone call, and suddenly . . . your life is changed forever.
"What's up? Are you taking the night off?"
"No, I just don't know what to do."
"About what?" She sounded genuinely concerned. "Has something happened?"
"It has." She might as well get it over with. "I've killed him."
Three Tokyo factory workers get sucked into the proverbial web of lies and deceit when they help a fellow employee dispose of the body of her murdered husband. The author goes into a disturbing amount of detail here. One wonders how she knows so much about chopping up a body. Then again, like her characters, women who are used to butchering all manner of critters - meat is meat. One of the ladies even exclaims, "exactly like a broiler."
There is a certain black humor at play here, which is good as the Kirino takes us to some dark, dark places. As expected, the story becomes much more convoluted, involving the police, loan sharks, AND yakuza. The characters are complex, and vividly drawn, making the tale even more compelling. Everything is at stake for these women, so it's almost certain that jealousy, greed, and human nature will expose their misdeeds.
"She seems to think we're guiltier than she is -- even though she's the one who killed her husband."
If you've got a ballsy bookclub that doesn't mind some gruesome violence, this book would be great fodder for one helluva discussion.
"What's up? Are you taking the night off?"
"No, I just don't know what to do."
"About what?" She sounded genuinely concerned. "Has something happened?"
"It has." She might as well get it over with. "I've killed him."
Three Tokyo factory workers get sucked into the proverbial web of lies and deceit when they help a fellow employee dispose of the body of her murdered husband. The author goes into a disturbing amount of detail here. One wonders how she knows so much about chopping up a body. Then again, like her characters, women who are used to butchering all manner of critters - meat is meat. One of the ladies even exclaims, "exactly like a broiler."
There is a certain black humor at play here, which is good as the Kirino takes us to some dark, dark places. As expected, the story becomes much more convoluted, involving the police, loan sharks, AND yakuza. The characters are complex, and vividly drawn, making the tale even more compelling. Everything is at stake for these women, so it's almost certain that jealousy, greed, and human nature will expose their misdeeds.
"She seems to think we're guiltier than she is -- even though she's the one who killed her husband."
If you've got a ballsy bookclub that doesn't mind some gruesome violence, this book would be great fodder for one helluva discussion.
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Reading Progress
July 10, 2012
– Shelved
March 2, 2020
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Started Reading
March 2, 2020
– Shelved as:
crime-fiction
March 8, 2020
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Finished Reading
December 26, 2020
– Shelved as:
best-of-2020
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Mar 11, 2020 08:29AM
I'm almost done reading this and your review is spot on.
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Lawrence wrote: "I'm almost done reading this and your review is spot on."Thanks, Lawrence. It's a shame that it seems we may be the only two in the group reading it.
Yeah, i'm surprised there is no chatter. I'll weigh in to the group discussion once i've finished.
Ooooh thanks for reminding me about this one. Just placed a library hold!
Kelly (and the Book Boar) wrote: "Ooooh thanks for reminding me about this one. Just placed a library hold!"I'm pretty sure you're gonna love it.
Indeed, this book stands out as a unique piece of literature, and that “meat is meat” moment was chillingly pragmatic. 🥩🔪📚 Kudos on the great review; it captured the essence of the book’s dark humor and complex characters perfectly.
Dusk wrote: "Indeed, this book stands out as a unique piece of literature, and that “meat is meat” moment was chillingly pragmatic. 🥩🔪📚 Kudos on the great review; it captured the essence of the book’s dark humo..."Thank you, Dusk. I keep meaning to read more by Kirino, but there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day.
