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Butter

Asako Yuzuki

2024

Psychological ThrillerLiterary FictionCrimeJapanese Literature

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer, and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story There are two things that I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in the Tokyo Detention House convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, whom she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination, but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitor…

Published
2024

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Plot4/5
Character4/5
Prose3/5
Ideas4/5
World3/5
Structure3/5

A plot-driven with strong character, unsettling and immersive read.

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