#48
Hunchback (Saou Ichikawa, 2023)

Introspective peek into the life of a woman suffering from a severe congenital muscle disorder (like Ichikawa herself). She studies online, writes erotica, and muses about her body. An unflinching, explicit, and important book. Akutagawa prize 2023

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Of course, my pleasure! Looking forward to the newsletter :)

update: I was able to, after tweaking a bit the link

(perhaps it is me, but the link seems to lead to a sign in, not a sign up page - I was unable to reach the latter.. apologies if this is a silly comment, will try again)

#47
The Innocent (Ian McEwan, 1990)

A spy-cum-political thriller that also doubles a psychological exploration into love and arrogance (and youth), set in post-war Berlin. As always with McEwan the characters are nuanced and emotions run deep under their skin. Recommended

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Pizza in slices per person (vs its whole, round awesomeness) is, and remains, one of the reasons why things are so messed up in the world

actually the ALT text is wrong, this is looking north-east. But it’s ok, cardinal directions are a social construct anyway

Yeah, and here’s scary indeed

you were right - second one was also great!

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(Your post made my day)

Glad to hear that!! :)

[chef’s kiss]