Swallows
So blunt and direct that it frequently disguises its own subtleties ... No heavy read but skilfully light in tone, a quality Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda captures in her translation ... Breathtaking unsentimentality ... [Kirino] wittily and cleverly portrays the back-and-forth of indecision and unpreparedness of all parties ... Kirino somersaults her way to a suspenseful conclusion in a dazzling and troubling feminist page-turner.
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Entertaining and thought-provoking ... Kirino builds tension with surprising twists as each of the three main characters contends with their shifting feelings about parenthood. This will keep readers glued to the page.
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A curiously compelling debate about inequality and the complexity of choice ... Dryly observed.
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