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Sometime absurd and humorous, sometimes surreal and magical, at times having a touch of horror, the stories in this book made the bus rides to and from work a lot more enjoyable this week. A nice weird collection.

#WanderingJune Thank you Google... I typed in #BigInJapan and these titles appeared...and I‘m curious about all of them. I sense quirkiness in Japanese fiction.

Ozzie and I have a rockin‘ Saturday night planned. I‘m sleepy already so going to pick up this book of short stories in hopes I don‘t lose plot threads in my exhaustion.

Huh.... These short stories are engrossing and REALLY different. Many of them center around a woman maintaining her identity at work or in a relationship. They are fantastical and full of symbolism. I liked some stories more than others. I felt like I was soooo close to understanding some of the symbols in the book, but often times wished I was reading this with a group or a class so that I could hear what others thought.

I recently started back at the gym. I grabbed a book from my stack and it wasn‘t until a few minutes into my workout 🏋🏽‍♀️ I realized how “aligned” my reading choice was 😂...and no, I am not a bodybuilder. 🤣

If you're a fan of Japanese literature or weird, abrupt stories, you'll probably enjoy this collection.

(full review at https://mydearwatsonbooks.wordpress.com/2019/02/04/the-lonesome-bodybuilder-stor...)

(picture from #goodreads)

Short story collection translated from the Japanese. Slightly odd and off center which I like but still felt like I was missing something. I'm not feeling to bad about that since Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, needed to do a reread before blurbing the book.

This book was fun, funny, and strange. I‘d like to read more by this author. The translation, however, seemed a bit...stiff? That could be style of writing, though.

These unique stories filled with magical realism take a tongue-in-cheek look at the relationships between men and women. The stories can seem weird at first, but once you get used to the author‘s sly humor this is a great read. 4⭐️ On #hoopla