![]() ![]() ![]() But the story is so absorbing that it becomes chillingly believable. There should be a credibility problem in that the likelihood of their being so many morally corrupted people in one place is remote. However it’s written in a style that somehow prevents it from becoming too grim a read, perhaps because the crime itself is somewhat secondary to the stories of what has brought each of the characters to this particular point. Starting as it does with the deliberate murder of a child by other children, it’s hard to imagine that it could get darker as it progresses – but it does. ![]() The book is divided into sections, each told in the first person from a different viewpoint. In this short novel, we know who the victim and murderers are from a fairly early stage, but we don’t know the motivations. ![]() But her farewell speech is unusual to say the least, as she accuses two of her pupils of murdering her daughter and then tells them of how she plans to get her revenge…Įach time I read a Japanese novel I come away from it feeling more and more that it’s a society I simply don’t understand, and one that always seems to be deeply troubled. Middle-grade teacher Yuko Moriguchi is about to retire from teaching following the tragic death of her young daughter in the school’s swimming pool. ![]()
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