Jim Rion reviewed 殺人鬼フジコの衝動 by Yukiko Mari
Deeply troubling
4 stars
This is one of those books where style and substance meet in a fascinating mix, but are almost spoiled by a baffling choice. This time, the writer (and publishers?) tried to frame what is at heart a socially conscious serial killer thriller with a mystery-style "trick" that serves no discernible purpose other than to let them put "Mystery" in the blurbs.
Other than that, it really is an extraordinarily well crafted, if deeply disturbing, book about generational trauma, social norms that encourage the degradation of girls, and lots and lots of murders.