A review by theodoralang
The Shooting Gallery by Yūko Tsushima

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Incredible, challenging book about jealousy, parenthood, childhood, relationships, and memory. Many of the protagonists share identical or very similar features; aided by this, each story approaches these similar concepts from a new and complex angle, further elaborating and reconsidering. This is not a cheerful book; it's about discomfort, resignation, dissatisfaction, and the upsetting domestic roles of women. My favorite stories were 'The Chysanthemum Beetle,' 'The Shooting Gallery,' and 'The Silent Traders.'