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‘Hooked’:
A Biting Tale of Female Loneliness and Obsession
Nozomi Uematsu, Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield, reviews Asako Yuzuki’s new novel exploring the loneliness epidemic among women in Japan
After the sensational reception of her 2017 novel Butter (translated into English in 2024), Asako Yuzuki is back with Hooked (translated by Polly Barton) – a novel about loneliness and the sometimes twisted and complicated relationships between women.
The book revolves around two very different females in their 30s in Tokyo.
Eriko is a career-driven woman with a stable income in a trading company, born and raised in Tokyo. Shōko is a housewife and blogger who writes about her daily life with her husband.
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