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A review by coolfoolmoon
People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories by Ao Omae
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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this is my fourth or fifth book by a japanese author and sex and romance are all written the same way, so now i have to read more books bc im starting to think either 1.) they all see sex and romance very differently from americans and or the western world 2.) the books that get translated are just the ones that have an alienated relationship to romance and sex or 3.) some other third thing, including i cant base my perspective on an amount of books i can count on one hand.
i do love this perspective tho i know what it feels like to feel alien from society. but when many individuals in the society feel the same its like oh maybe the society is the issue? theyre all thinking "other people wouldnt think that, other people wouldnt say that, so i'll be silent and not say how im feeling." i dont think thats universal here. common but not universal. the consequence is everyones suffering and wont tell the people closest to them. :(
this is my fourth or fifth book by a japanese author and sex and romance are all written the same way, so now i have to read more books bc im starting to think either 1.) they all see sex and romance very differently from americans and or the western world 2.) the books that get translated are just the ones that have an alienated relationship to romance and sex or 3.) some other third thing, including i cant base my perspective on an amount of books i can count on one hand.
i do love this perspective tho i know what it feels like to feel alien from society. but when many individuals in the society feel the same its like oh maybe the society is the issue? theyre all thinking "other people wouldnt think that, other people wouldnt say that, so i'll be silent and not say how im feeling." i dont think thats universal here. common but not universal. the consequence is everyones suffering and wont tell the people closest to them. :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Abandonment