A review by rachelcabbit
Asura Girl by Otaro Maijo
3.0
What a crazy book. It starts off as I expected from a Japanese novel - gritty, open with a flawed and believable teen narrator with serious issues.
Then it all goes a bit too weird.
Aiko has an alter-ego she retreats to sometimes -a Swedish girl called Kirsten. At one point we get a crazy over-long, dream sequence, followed by a gruesome fairy tale starring Kirsten.
I found it both difficult to follow and yet interesting but by the end it all sort of made sense and came together - even if it was a bit rushed. However, it bothers me that a plot point remained unresolved.
Good read though. Weird, but I find most Japanese novels gave a slight eccentricity to them!
Then it all goes a bit too weird.
Aiko has an alter-ego she retreats to sometimes -a Swedish girl called Kirsten. At one point we get a crazy over-long, dream sequence, followed by a gruesome fairy tale starring Kirsten.
I found it both difficult to follow and yet interesting but by the end it all sort of made sense and came together - even if it was a bit rushed. However, it bothers me that a plot point remained unresolved.
Good read though. Weird, but I find most Japanese novels gave a slight eccentricity to them!