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A review by neemzilla
Sayonara, Gangsters by Genichiro Takahashi
5.0
‘Sayonara, Gangsters’ is the perfect example of a sense of humor that is particular to books of this sort. Even experimental theatre touches on literary absurdity, but unlike a book feels less like an inside joke between author and reader.
Some say the book defies description, and in many ways it can, but amidst the seeming randomness there are moments of individuals struggling with loss, with the ironies of following futile passions, becoming what you try your hardest to avoid... Emotions can be complex, and this unbridled and sometimes violent approach to expression touches on feelings that remain vague in more traditional styles of fiction. I guess this is me discovering what poetry offers us. Takahashi would probably laugh and say the teacher of poetry did his job (useless as it may be).
Some say the book defies description, and in many ways it can, but amidst the seeming randomness there are moments of individuals struggling with loss, with the ironies of following futile passions, becoming what you try your hardest to avoid... Emotions can be complex, and this unbridled and sometimes violent approach to expression touches on feelings that remain vague in more traditional styles of fiction. I guess this is me discovering what poetry offers us. Takahashi would probably laugh and say the teacher of poetry did his job (useless as it may be).