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MaryRose posted a review at .
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So it was pretty good, but a little depressing. The concept was excellent, because people tend to lump in the survivors into one category, but this allowed the readers to see the individual impact of the gas attack. The accounts from Eiji's family members were pretty heart wrenching. Although the main purpose of the author was to focus on the survivors, I personally found the interviews with Aum members to be the most interesting. I would recommend doing some research into the Tokyo gas attack before reading this book because I felt a little lost. 
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Fuzeani posted a review at .
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Really good.
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Pinky posted a review at .
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Một thảm kịch dưới lòng Tokyo.. cuốn sách là 1 minh chứng hùng hồn cho tài năng của Haruki Murakami. Đống thời đem lại cái nhìn sâu sắc hơn về con người Nhật Bản qua nhiều thế hệ. Điều gì là mặt trái của 1 xã hội được mệnh danh là an toàn bậc nhất hành tinh?
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A reader posted a review at .
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This isn't really a novel, but a collection of interviews of victims of terrorist attacks that occurred in the Tokyo Underground. As there is so little (literary) input from the author, I was a bit disappointed by it.
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Dylan posted a review at .
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read it on bart for extra fun!
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Ana posted a review at .
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Del genial novelista japonés, la sorpresa de encontrar uno de los mejores libros periodísticos que he leído. Murakami se interesó por el destino de las víctimas de los atentados con gas sarín en los subtes de Tokyo, en 1995. Con enorme respeto, humanidad e inteligencia, Murakami realiza entrevistas en profundidad a las personas que vivieron esa inexplicable violencia. El subtítulo del libro es "The Tokyo Gass Attack and the Japanese Psyche", porque de a poco va tejiendo el entramado que hizo posible que un grupo religioso como Aum Shinrikyo, responsable de los ataques, ascendiera en Japón sumando en poco tiempo miles de seguidores. Un libro que todo periodista debería leer, por ser una lección de ética, estilo, honestidad, claridad intelectual y compromiso. Y un libro necesario para quienes estén interesados en la historia contemporánea y entiendan que, si algún sentido tiene comprenderla, está en las experiencias íntimas de los hombres.
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A reader posted a review at .
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Stunning, stunning book. Murakami is a great interviewer and the book reads like a series of character studies all revolving around one horrible event. As the title hints, a revealing look into the Japanese Psyche.
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Myanna posted a review at .
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A poignant collection of stories - those of former/current Aum members no less so than the victims of the Tokyo gas attacks. Still digesting...
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A reader posted a review at .
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I didn't know about Tokyo gas attack so much at that time it happened. The emotion and feeling of the victims left me strong impressions, so that I saw a bad dream at the night after I read. It takes courage to read again for me, but I love his non-fictions more than his fictions.
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