6/21/2023 0 Comments Otsuichi books![]() The older brother character, Ken, is quite nonchalant about the whole situation, and calmly solves problems as one well-meaning sticky-beak after another threatens to ruin the charade. I thoroughly enjoyed this short tale, in which Satsuki wryly narrates her experience as a corpse, being dragged (quite literally) from pillar to post by her young friends as they try to escape detection. ![]() Given that this is a translation, I'm not entirely sure if the translation is a bit clunky or the original voice of the story is simply cold and detached. This is an absolutely ripper, quirky little gem of a tale. She then narrates the tale of how her murderous friend and the friend's brother attempt to hide her body so as not to get into trouble. Satsuki is playing in a tree with her friend, when she is pushed off the branch, falls and dies. ![]()
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