Takeout Sushi
By Christopher Green
Chopsticks at the ready!!! Takeout Sushi is more than food as you explore Japan like never before… Thanks to Neem Tree Press for a copy of the book for review, which you’ll find below.
Blurb
Takeout Sushi is a collection of 17 illustrated short stories set mostly in contemporary Japan that explore feelings of belonging, displacement, and the strangeness of everyday human interaction.
In an innovative, fast-paced company, a man’s job comes under threat when a team of robots are brought in to replace the HR department. A husband’s search for shortcuts to his domestic tasks goes painfully wrong. Overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, a foreigner takes a weekend break and discovers something other than solitude in the mountains.
Marking Christopher Green’s debut adult fiction and inspired by his own experiences, these whimsical slice-of-life tales are full of heart and humour—perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
Review
Experience Sushi and Japan like never before through short stories. Some stories are thought-provoking about our now very near future, for instance there are robots replacing jobs. Often there is also family at the centre of the short stories and a feeling of being ill at ease, but occasionally there is also a sense of humour in some too.
The stories take readers into the busy cities and upwards, away from the hustle and bustle, into the quieter hills for a bit of calm, peaceful solitude.
Some short stories are whimsical and others give almost serve as warnings and all will take you into Japanese culture and scenery.
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