“Tokyo Island” Natsuo Kirino (2008) Review | She gets old, fat and greedy

★★★★☆ 31 men and 1 woman on a remote island. She makes sure to take advantage of being the only woman, but it’s not that simple, she gets old and fat, and gets greedy, too.

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Tokyo Island
Natsuo Kirino, 2008
東京島
桐野夏生
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31 men and 1 woman on a remote island. 
She makes sure to take advantage of being the only woman, but it's not that simple, she gets old and fat, and gets greedy, too.

As time goes on, 5 years, 6 years, they slowly start to fall apart and form their own communities.
I only recently read Robinson Crusoe, and I'm not sure if he'd prefer years alone, or with these people.

Men are not to be depended on, but she's so used to be treated like a queen by now, what should she do now that she's getting old and fat?
It's not a beautiful story, it's the real woman with real problems, even if she's on an island with dozens of men alone.

🔽 Where to buy 🔽

●●● Amazon.com (US) ●●●
L'Ile de Tokyo (French Edition) 

●●● Amazon.co.uk (UK) ●●●
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●●● Amazon.it (Italy) ●●●
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