A review by eely225
The Girl Who Is Getting Married by Aoko Matsuda

4.0

This very short volume presents an exercise in floating away. What first appears to be a puzzle of shifting narration ultimately says as much about what the reader brings into the story than what the author tries to present. I have my theory about what the author is trying to say, but like a just-wrong puzzle piece, it doesn't fit perfectly. I am torn between jamming it in anyway and sitting in the ambiguity of contradictory conclusions, but it's entirely likely that that's where the reader is supposed to end up.

Recommended broadly for those who want an interesting and brief reading challenge that demands a second look.