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Yumiko Kawahara's disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them.Both quirky and unsettling, these science-fiction morality fables question the dark side of love and pride.Fair warning: When you live inside a dollhouse, it's hard to tell who's the puppet and who's the master...Tags
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An anthology of short stories. The first five involve a mysterious store that sells "plant dolls" - living dolls that must be fed milk thrice a day and a sugar cookie once a week. Each of those follows the experiences of one doll, or the customer. Mildly creepy, mostly in a good way.
The last two stories do not appear to be connected to the first five, and are less compelling. That may be an effect of the translation; the last two tales are thoroughly Japanese.
The last two stories do not appear to be connected to the first five, and are less compelling. That may be an effect of the translation; the last two tales are thoroughly Japanese.
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- Dolls, Volume 1
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- Kan You Shojou 1
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- Japanese
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