Light Reads #5: Deep Red
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PLEASE NOTE: This is pushed back to the week following ACEN. The 4th Sunday of the month to not conflict with convention plans.
Deep Red
Deep Red is a novel about anger, of the slow burn and the itch for violence, and the unexpected places that fury can take us.
Sixth grader Kanako was looking forward to her school trip, and she sure is enjoying it. At night, as she and her friends exchange scary stories after lights-out, her teacher barges into their room to summon her. Yet he seems more solicitous than scolding, and when he asks her to pack her things so he can take her back to Tokyo in a cab, Kanako realizes that something terrible has happened to her family.
Educational supplies salesman Norio Tsuzuki was bamboozled into co-signing a fraudulent loan agreement by a business relation of his to whom he couldn’t say no. Enticed by the unscrupulous entrepreneur to recover the sum by unethical means, Tsuzuki indeed descends into criminality—by brutally murdering the man and his family. The only survivor, a daughter the same age as Tsuzuki’s own, just happened to be away on a school trip…
When the orphaned Kanako grows up into a young woman, she cannot but feel vengeful toward Miho, the fiend’s daughter, and seeks her out under false pretenses. What follows is a memorable waltz of two unmoored souls.
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What is Light Reads?
Light Reads is where members of AnimeChicago Meetup to discuss monthly light novel selections from Japan. The collection of light novels will an eclectic mix, and will range from fiction to non-fiction in all categories. This is structured in the style of a monthly book club meeting. The books will be posted in advance for all members to pick up and read before gathering for a discussion. The novels chosen for discussion will be either one-shot novels or a novel series.
Getting the novel
This novel can be picked up online from various retailers. Direct links can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Red-Hisashi-Nozawa/dp/1942993129
Attendance Policy
Please note our three strikes policy for No Shows and cancellations within 6 hours of the event. You may RSVP for two additional guests. Arrivals who have not RSVP'd cannot be guaranteed a seat, but there may be room available.