224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593766832
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Publication date: 06 November 2018
Description
In the English-language debut of one of Japan’s most fearlessly inventive young writers a housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique, which her workaholic husband fails to notice. A boy waits at a bus stop, mocking co...
Community Reviews Summary of 653 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
funny 43%
dark 31%
adventurous 27%
lighthearted 19%
challenging 18%
tense 15%
emotional 13%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 2%
sad 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Incest, Animal cruelty224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593766832
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Publication date: 06 November 2018
Description
In the English-language debut of one of Japan’s most fearlessly inventive young writers a housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique, which her workaholic husband fails to notice. A boy waits at a bus stop, mocking co...
Community Reviews Summary of 653 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
funny 43%
dark 31%
adventurous 27%
lighthearted 19%
challenging 18%
tense 15%
emotional 13%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 2%
sad 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Incest, Animal cruelty