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The main character of this book, Amiko, is a complete moron, too much for her own good. Some moments of her idiocy are wholesome and some are downright angering. Even though I found myself disliking the main character most of the time, I couldn't put down this book from the moment I picked it up. Hearing of each event happening to Amiko was heartbreaking, even more so for the fact that she had no clue that what was going on was so sad, which made me feel especially sorry for her. This is a real heart-wrenching read, but one that I feel is really worth it. 

I love the way that this book explains mental anguish and the feeling of being lost in your own environment

a beautifully written book with some absolutely unapologetic themes that left my mouth agape for a long time even after finishing it. 

A fun, bite sized read that kept me entertained for the short amount of time that I spent with it. I would have enjoyed it to be a bit longer and more expanded upon, but maybe that's what strange weather in tokyo is for.

I went into this book knowing nothing about China's class struggles and the day-to-day lives of its people and left knowing a bunch of names of audio equipment and with a love-hate (but mostly love) relationship with the story's protagonist. I liked how Ge Fei explained the world I was reading through, which made the book much more digestible than I expected it to be towards the beginning of the story. This easy-to-understand backdrop made drowning myself in the character of Mr. Cui much easier as a result, and he's a fun one to follow along with. My main gripe with this book would be that I felt some of the monologues about audio equipment went on for a bit too long, but when putting them in the context of the narrator they are right at home.