tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104289923016279094.post543011615955002711..comments2023-03-31T15:09:37.378-04:00Comments on A Case Suitable For Treatment: Book Girl And The Famished SpiritSean Gaffneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061622951360610092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104289923016279094.post-33001683732182872952011-02-17T09:22:59.806-05:002011-02-17T09:22:59.806-05:00> This second book also draws on a novel, but a...> This second book also draws on a novel, but actually knowing what it is might give away spoilers, so I will avoid mentioning it.<br /><br />That having been said, I would expect mostly anyone who had graduated high school to recognize what book it is.<br /><br />> [Konoha] starts to realize certain similarities between his own thoughts and the plotting of the main villain.<br /><br />This was a critical moment - in fact, it is, IMHO, (the* critical moment of the book. Without Konoha's empathy and identification, readers would be completely incapable of sympathizing with the "villian" (even if they did understand what book lay behind the plot.) It is preceisely because we are in Konoha's head that we can read this at all. Otherwise, it might be too awful to bear.<br /><br />The moment I realized "what Nomura had done there," I had to acknowledge that she really is a good writer. Teen Lit has always been a favorite of mine, and this series has risen to the top of the Teen Lit I've read in Japanese.<br /><br />A good writer, writing about writing and reading, for writers and readers of books. I'm in for the long haul now.Erica Friedmanhttp://okazu.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com