Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Review: The Lonesome Bodybuilder

The Lonesome Bodybuilder The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Like any collection of short stories, some were better than others. My favorites were probably An exotic Marriage, The Lonesome Bodybuilder, Fitting Room, Typhoon, Paprika Jiro, Q&A. 

Ok, I can probably narrow it down further to just Typhoon and Q&A (but you need to read The Women before reading Q&A). 

Surrealism interspersed throughout, a bit more blatant than Banana Yoshimoto, and a totally different feel. 


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