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Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue | ?·??, Nancy Andrew
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This controversial novel touched the raw nerves of the Japanese and became a million seller within six months of publication. It is a semi-autobiographical tale of the author's youth spent amidst the glorious squalor of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in 1970s Japan. Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American military base. Murakami's image-intensive narrative paints a portrait of a group of friends locked in a destructive cycle of sex, drugs and rock?n?roll. The novel is all but plotless, but the raw and
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Whalien99
Almost Transparent Blue | ?·??, Nancy Andrew
Mehso-so

4 stars

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broughtyoubooks
Almost Transparent Blue | ?·??, Nancy Andrew
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Pickpick

Didn't hate this as much as I expected after the first few pages. It's well written and tells an interesting story through fragments and dialogue that read like direct thought processes, bouncing through ideas. Main thing I could've done less with was the descriptions of needle use.

Soubhiville At first glance I thought that was Voldemort on the cover 🤪 4y
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