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"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book… [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind ―…
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1 author picked Revenge as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Few people write well, and fewer people write horror well, and I am certain that even fewer can hold a flame next to Yoko Ogawa. Revenge rocked my world as a series of interconnected short stories that span the themes of grief, bad choices, murder, and, of course…revenge.
Ogawa has a rare skill that immediately invites me into the hearts of her characters and allows me to see myself in them—even the most twisted and cryptically demure. In doing so, she exposes the true nature of humanity and highlights the constant need to make peace with our own complicated emotions.
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