![]() “An extraordinary re-telling of one small piece of a body of myth often overlooked in the West. “In her wildly far-reaching tale of relations between gods and men, men and women, life and death, darkness and light, Kirino tells a peripatetic, global, and truly satisfying love story of how it is to be human.” -Stella Duffy, author of The Purple Shroud uniquely depicts an unruly mythological world.” - Shincho Magazine “A spectacle that includes multiple layers of opposing forces. Yet despite the very human motivations of all involved, Kirino maintains an air of intriguing supernatural strangeness.” - Metro “Kirino enjoys depicting her heavenly characters as capricious and temperamental, much like the Greek gods. Readers who enjoy crime fiction or re-envisioned myth will find that this imaginative veneer works well on such reliable scaffolding.” - Booklist “Kirino’s foray into folklore shares similarities with her earlier novels, namely, female characters who, wronged by lovers, choose to resist societal expectations and fight to rectify injustice. Although The Goddess Chronicle is not a mystery story, per se, I felt the same kind of insistent tug to read on that I get when reading mysteries.” -Three Percent “If you have enough time, I’m going to recommend you sit down and read this one straight through. “Charged with the power of Japanese myth, tempered by the author’s resonant prose, and propelled by a young woman’s love and sorrow, The Goddess Chronicle is a haunting fable, a literary phantasia.” -Alan Brennert, author of Moloka’i and Honolulu A very good book that should be read and enjoyed by everyone.” - Minneapolis Examiner It is a story of love and betrayal and then love once again. ![]() It is a feminist work in that it stars strong women in the lead roles and explores the roles of gender, but it is much more than that as well. One can almost imagine sitting with their grandmother and listening to this story and then passing it along to children of the next generation when the time comes. There is a feel of the oral tradition of storytelling in this book that makes it seem like a story handed down from the older generation rather than a novel. “Kirino captures the rivalry-laced love of sisters, the bitterness of the female role in mythology and the destructive powers of yearning for vengeance.” -Shelf Awareness This is a compelling tale, with foundations in an allegory-rich fable that more than deserves its rejuvenation.” - The Independent “The central narrative is lyrical, with an impelling storyline that demands attention. Readers will devour this tragic story and be left transformed.” - Publishers Weekly elegant writing brings Namima-a tragic, sympathetic heroine-to vivid life. ![]() “A story of love and betrayal and then love once again. Kirino writes lyrically as she spins a magical and ethereal tale.” - Kirkus Reviews And yet, in the end, not so different.” - Washington Independent Review of Books ![]() It serves to immerse us in a world and mythology very different from our own. “ enthralling tale of love, death and sisterhood. “A dark and lovely feminist retelling of the Japanese creation myth.” -NPR.com Kirino’s retelling is a taut, disturbing and timeless tale, filled with rage and pathos for the battles that women have to fight every day, battles which have, apparently, existed from the moment of creation.” -Tang Twan Eng, The Guardian In her skillful hands we see that the divide between man and woman is greater than the one between humans and gods. Kirino is a master at creating an atmosphere of unease and distrust between her characters. “Fans of Kirino’s crime novels will find much to savor in The Goddess Chronicle.
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