This book reminds me of a children’s book. I thought it was a children’s book when I first bought it. The cover, the shortness, the size of the type, the title, everything appealed to the child in me.

Until I started reading.

This is definitely not a children’s book and I feel very much that it is aimed at children and children will be enchanted by the cover and the title.

The children’s books that I remember do not reference landing strips and cunnilingus. And a whole section that I can’t even begin to form into words, involving a girl’s tongue and clock hands.

I read this in almost one sitting, as it’s only 166 pages. And I finished it with a peculiar feeling that I could not begin to understand what I’d just read. It was certainly not what I was expecting. The distinct adult nature of some sections of what I considered a children’s book. The sometimes strange, almost poetic description.

I also think that something was lost in the translation. There was no connection there, when I think there should have been, had I been reading it in the original language it was written. It’s a very odd little book, and I can’t quite put my finger on how I feel about it.

Would I recommend this? Yes. I have already recommended it to my dad, and I would definitely recommend picking it up, if it’s for quite cheap. I wouldn’t recommend paying full price for it, as you will definitely end up disappointed. Buy it used.

I think some people will interpret this book in different ways and for me, that is a good thing. Each person reading will take something different away from it. For me, it made me think about my first love and heartbreak (albeit unrelated). For others, they may read something entirely different.

The reason I am not giving it a higher rating, is because I am not sure my feelings upon finishing it. I’m seeing a lot of high ratings, so obviously those people read something or took away something different from this to me.

But at the same time, I would recommend it. A very strange, weird, little book.