Kenzaburō Ōe

The story of a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose Utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child.

A Personal Matter

Connor Bragg

** spoiler alert **
           I’m conflicted by this book. On the one hand it is a wonderfully written and crafted story. On the other it portrays a character I hated for almost all of the book. Maybe it showed me the darkest possibilities of myself and that’s why it disturbed so much. Maybe it made me empathize with someone who is seemingly impossible to empathize with. I’m not sure right now, but Ōe knows how to write and that’s enough.

Ezra Alie

Going into this book, I expected it to be a darker version of Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness, but I wasn't prepared for just *how* dark (or how horny) it is. I was going to give it 4 stars, but the masterful ending convinced me it's 5-star material. Ōe is a legend.

Gabriela Roxana 

This was the sickest book I have ever read.

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