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| Title | : | Out |
| Author | : | Natsuo Kirino |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | January 4th 2005 by Vintage (first published July 15th 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Japan. Mystery. Thriller. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Crime. Horror |
Natsuo Kirino
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 3.92 | 22233 Users | 2427 Reviews
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Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works a night shift making boxed lunches brutally strangles her deadbeat husband and then seeks the help of her co-workers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The ringleader of this cover-up, Masako Katori, emerges as the emotional heart of Out and as one of the shrewdest, most clear-eyed creations in recent fiction. Masako's own search for a way out of the straitjacket of a dead-end life leads her, too, to take drastic action. The complex yet riveting narrative seamlessly combines a convincing glimpse into the grimy world of Japan's yakuza with a brilliant portrayal of the psychology of a violent crime and the ensuing game of cat-and-mouse between seasoned detectives and a group of determined but inexperienced criminals. Kirino has mastered a Thelma and Louise kind of graveyard humor that illuminates her stunning evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds and the friendship that bolsters them in the aftermath.Itemize Books Supposing Out
| Original Title: | Out アウト |
| ISBN: | 1400078377 (ISBN13: 9781400078370) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Masako, Yayoi, Kuniko, Yoshie |
| Setting: | Japan Tokyo(Japan) |
| Literary Awards: | Naoki Prize 直木三十五賞 Nominee (1997), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2004), 日本推理作家協会賞 for Best Novel (1998), このミステリーがすごい！ for Best Japanese Mystery Novel of the Year (1998) |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 22233 Users | 2427 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books Out
Reviewing good books has always been difficult for me. Not because I don't know what to say, but because I don't want to say too much. Part of the wonder of reading, for me, is discovery, and I want you to be able to discover this book for yourselves. Predictable books are the worst, and for the most part I do not read synopses. I decide what to read based on friend reviews/recommendations and, yes, the absolutely risky business of buying media based on pretty packaging. I dug the cover of thisWhen I caught the words hard-boiled on this books back cover before reading it, cant lie: I was less than enthused. During my embarrassingly long mystery-novel obsession, Ive pinpointed my favorite kind quite precisely cerebral social comedies, preferably written by British women between 1915 and ~1965, with levels of gore not to exceed your occasional poisoned crumpet. Out is not that. Out is not even on the same planet as that, and yet it grabbed me by the shoulders and shook, hard, until I
There's just something about Japan that produces the grittiest, darkest, scariest, most realistic horror, psychological thriller, and suspense. The seedy underbelly of Japanese society is perhaps so successfully portrayed because so little has been embellished. And with the dark, empty surburban streets, so much is possible, so much can go unnoticed. In Natsuo Kirino's wonderful crime novel, Out, a sharp social commentary on Japan's patriarchal society and the situation for women and foreigners
Out revolves around four ordinary women working the night shift at a boxed lunch factory whose life changes drastically after a violent incident. One of the women, Yayoi is sick of her useless husband and impulsively strangles him to death. Not wanting the incident to come to light, she seeks help from her friend Masako to get rid of the body. However, it ends up with the four women being part of the cover-up and the repercussions they face due to their entanglement in the deadly world of crime.
good god this is creepy. so so interesting but not a perfect book. after more though, im going to give it 4 stars :)tw: rape, assault, violence
Masako Katori; Kuniko Jonouchi; Yoshie Azuma; Yayoi Yamamoto; who are these normal people? Well, they all work the night shift at the local boxed-lunch factory. From midnight until 6 a.m. every 'day' they prepare these meals for the office workers and commuters of downtown Tokyo. It's not much of a life but they work well as a team and they always snatch the best part of the conveyor belt; the easiest jobs, if you will.These four unassuming women are the heroines of Natsuo Kirino's novel OUT,
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