The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi, translated by Emily Balistrieri [in Booklist]
15 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation
Reminiscent of Groundhog Day-like repetition, each chapter duplicates the same opening paragraphs, ending with the same “gross love language” (but watch for that perspective shift). The intriguing premise is that an unnamed university junior in Kyoto reveals how he “accomplished absolutely nothing” in his first two years....