Jude
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Having just completed David Pearce's TOKYO YEAR ZERO, I was left wondering if the author was attempting to equate the senseless, mentally disturbed, psychological deeds of the antagonist Kodaira with the disturbing and harrowing wartime actions of Minami. Does anyone think Pearce was conflating the two characters' actions? War as senseless murder......just as senseless as rape and homicide? Opinions please.
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Oneleggoalie
perhaps it is one of those occasions that too much is read into the " subliminal "motive of the author
to me it is just a very accurate portrayal of the Japanese-ness of the characters and the fact that such crimes or behaviour do occur in other cultures
my enjoyment is thoroughly the familiarity of a war-thorn city and the captivating police procedures
gritty...dark...immersive...all good. 😐
to me it is just a very accurate portrayal of the Japanese-ness of the characters and the fact that such crimes or behaviour do occur in other cultures
my enjoyment is thoroughly the familiarity of a war-thorn city and the captivating police procedures
gritty...dark...immersive...all good. 😐
Rachel Harrison
To be honest, I had no idea what was going on for the majority of the book. The ending? What did you leave thinking? I felt they were trying to do one of those "And then he woke up" kind of things, but I just didn't believe that that could be the case at all because it was so confusing.
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