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This is a quick read that will leave you spinning. The author has the disability of the MC which adds to the frankness of the text. Not what I was expecting but it did not let me down. I‘ll be thinking about this book for a long while.

A disabled woman in a wheelchair living with the help of a ventilator, is working as an erotica writer. She lives in a home so her entire life is contained within its walls.

I didn‘t love this as so many others, maybe some of the shock factors where less shocking since I‘ve heard so much about them? Or maybe the book was just too short for me?

A novella with layers! It starts with a frame device of sorts--a piece of sensational writing by the titular narrator. Suffering from a debilitating hernia disorder, we see how her inherited wealth allows her to physically exist and allows her curiosity to flourish. Unable to experience "normality" she is drawn to the outer limits of human-ness. But not even the bargain struck with her male, lower-class caregiver can make him see her as a person.

I read this and wondered if the “western classics” are really popular or well known in Japan or if it was a niche interest of the author - because there are just so many references to really old books… the scene where the musketeers ride in to rescue, iconic! Also loved that this one had one main story and villain, it just felt more developed to me ⬇️

A sweet little tale about books. This is not only about the power of books, though, but also the importance of books in our lives. The blurb says to never underestimate great literature and to think for ourselves no matter what our ‘charismatic‘ leaders might say! An easy, charming and fun read with a message. I must add that I loved the cover and the cat pattern on the edges of the pages!

Like many I enjoyed this somewhat strange book of a young disabled woman who periodically tweets her unspeakable thoughts and writes pornography from the safety of the care home she lives in until one day she makes a proposition. The beginning and the end are ambiguous so if you are in search of definites, this is not the book for you. An important book for it‘s shocking but not pitying look at disability, autonomy and sexuality.

I‘ve just collected this book from the library and just have to share a photo of the page edges with you! How lovely are they!?🐱😻

Translated from the Japanese. Shaka is in a care home due to her s-shaped spine and the need for assistance with daily tasks such as bathing. She has an active sexual imagination, writing stories and posting online. This slim book is able to bring cutting questions to the forefront: who deserves bodily autonomy, how is power acquired (money/attraction), who can desire. May be autobiographical. Quick and thought provoking read!