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Nope, hard pass....I made sure to take my time with this book because it was so beautifully written. By the way, if the main character is pregnant by a kThis is the third novel I've read in about a two year period that features pseudocyesis, or a false pregnancy (subject exhibits symptoms of being pregnant without actually being pregnant). They are excellent swimmers, and despite their small size they are physically stronger than a grown man. To delve into ho...Where reality meets the sublime, Goto's gorgeous, insightful prose makes the plight 2nd gen immigrant kids living in impoverished, oppressive family systems incredibly tangible and vivid. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. I could do without it. In this case, the main character may actually be pregnant with a kappa, or maybe not. Kappa are said to be about the size of a small child (never more than 5 feet tall) and have relatively small frames. Clumsy on land, they are at home in the water, where they thrive during the warm months. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Her work also is influenced by her father's stories of life in Japan, which she grew up hearing. At first, I found the main character and the writing style irritating but I came to care about her.This is the third novel I've read in about a two year period that features pseudocyesis, or a false pregnancy (subject exhibits symptoms of being pregnant without actually being pregnant). Siblings, variously, obsessive compulsive about hygiene, thinks she is a dog, thinks she sees ghosts and barely speaks. ""People say 'childhood' and 'adulthood' with such absolute conviction. So when her Canadian family of Japanese descent moves from the lush metropolitan Vancouver, BC to the Canadian prairie, of course she’s going to compare and referI’ve never read any of the “Little House on the Prairie” books but I understand the general gist from having seen a few episodes of the TV series back in my youth. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
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. Please try again. Father is abusive, addicted to nasal spray and deluded about wanting to grow Japanese rice in the Canadian prairies. Surprisingly upbeat, considering that it deals with the baggage of coming from an abusive home. there were a few really stand-out moments though, but i think if anything i felt like too big a story was trying to be told in too short a novel. I have never took this much time to read a book of such length but it was necessary. I don't know. Kappa (Japanese: 河童 or かっぱ, meaning "River child") are aquatic reptilian humanoids who inhabit the rivers and streams found all over Japan. So I'm guessing this is some kind of trend in the sci-fi/fantasy genre these days. In the Kappa Child, Hiromi Gotto describes her experience as an immigrant Japanese-Canadian. It's really weird, sometimes sci-fi, sometimes immigrant story, always enthralling though. Very frank about the indignities of life in general - sometimes a little *too* frank for my tastes, but I'm a squeamish person.
".Gorgeous prose, like trickling water. I am a big fan of magical realism and thus was really looking forward to reading this book.
Kappa … Someone somewhere recommended it, and I'm so glad. The author is Japanese Canadian lesbian and I was given the esteemed honor of (almost) meeting her during Madison's annual Wiscon Feminist Science Fiction convention. They represent a child’s view growing up in prairie homesteading days written for children. The four sisters, who found their Japanese names unpronounceable, gave themselves nicknames based on their zodiac signs. In this case, the main character may actually be pregnant with a kappa, or maybe not. The kind where you find yourself standing in front of the elevator in the morning, balancing the pain of being a few minutes late for work and the pleasure of getting just a few more pages in before you start your day, and the book always wins.
A kappa is a water spirit with a bowl-shaped head and webbed feet. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The main, unnamed character of “The Kappa Child” is a bit obsessed with the book.
The oldest sister, Slither (Snake), is obsessed with physical beauty and escaped the earliest from the prairie hell.