I am pretty sure this collections contains 5 stories, most of them revolving around character analysis and in general just a window on human nature and in a lot of cases parental relationships with their children. All of these stories are amazing, I read them from different collections, but I remember I was fighting tears when reading the first three.
Bittersweet is the theme of the book.
1. Iguana no Musume (Iguana Girl)
This is one of the most realistic, terrifying and touching representation of a scape goat child. Rika is that child. When she is born her mother sees her in the shape of an iguana and
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Daughter of Iguana, Iguana's Daughter, A Drunken Dream Japanese: イグアナの娘 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 5
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 1991
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Petit Flower Authors:
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Mar 7, 2025
A provocative collection of short stories. The first three were my favorites in no particular order.
The first one is Iguana no Musume, which is the story you see in the synopsis and cover. It's a narrative that flows seamlessly and does a good job of portraying the protagonist's complex and even expands on her view of the world and how that changes. Beyond that is how it addresses death and new life. There's just so much in this story that makes it so thoughtful and lovely. The second one has a male protagonist. I like how the story concerns friendship between a man and a woman ... |
