--- product_id: 15059545 title: "Grotesque" brand: "natsuo kirinorebecca copeland" price: "€ 36.44" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/15059545-grotesque store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Grotesque **Brand:** natsuo kirinorebecca copeland **Price:** € 36.44 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Grotesque by natsuo kirinorebecca copeland - **How much does it cost?** € 36.44 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/15059545-grotesque) ## Best For - natsuo kirinorebecca copeland enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted natsuo kirinorebecca copeland brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Grotesque ## Images ![Grotesque - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ytGyJF5iL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Character Study, and Review of Our World! *by M***3 on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015* 4.5 Stars. I really enjoyed this book, but I can relate to some of the characters, whereas not everyone may be able to. It's still a great read though, a comment on the importance of being one of 'the beautiful ones' or 'the privileged ones' in our society, and even then, sometimes the grass isn't so much greener on their side. Life's funny, they say 'it is what you make it', but you can never actually control all that you want to. I'm really starting to enjoy these Japanese authors, I previously read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, and enjoyed that immensely, and have started A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe. They, at least these three, seem to struggle with the ways of society and the world, as I often do, and write beautifully about it. I really enjoyed the changing narrators in Grotesque, also, as it allowed you to see what the different characters thought about themselves, and how they saw themselves, and how others saw them. Very interesting contradictions. I really enjoyed this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars This was not the book I was expecting *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017* This was not the book I was expecting..Natsuo Kirino, known for her crime fiction in Japan, has turned the genre inside out in this one, only the second of her 19 novels to be translated into English. There is a crime, to be sure: two prostitutes are slain, years apart, which we learn within the first ten pages. But there is little detective work here, as the murderer quickly confesses, and actually very little discussion of the crimes themselves. Instead of the typical whodunit or police procedural, GROTESQUE takes the form of a psychological study of the main characters in a stark and chilling style: there’s popular Yuriko, a girl so beautiful her sister hates her and calls her a monster; unpopular, awkward Kazue Sato, intelligent, driven, not-so-beautiful classmate of Yuriko at the Q High School for Young Women -- she’s everything Yuriko is not.Zhang, the Chinese immigrant, user of women and confessed murderer; and, the nameless narrator, older sister of Yuriko, who seems to hate everyone, with special venom, her beautiful sister. Through the first-person narration of Yuriko’s sister, and various letters, Kazue’s journals, Yuriko’s diary, and court transcriptions of Zhang’s trial, we hear from the primary actors, and we are led to sort out their truthfulness. This is a novel in which everyone lies.The novel delves into some of the darkest, most disturbing areas of the human psyche. Author Kirino is brilliant at exposing the innermost workings of her characters, the desires, the lies, the jealousies, the self deceptions. There are no winners here. These are damaged, ravaged souls. As I read, I saw the characters, oblivious themselves to the dangers they were facing, falling deeper and deeper into moral depravity. Kazue, despite her education and excellent job, seeks a different form of acceptance as a prostitute by night, leading ultimately to her murder. Yuriko, the girl, then woman, who had it all, finds attention from men to be her only source of comfort and worth.I haven’t given anything away in this review -- there are few secrets withheld in GROTESQUE. Everything is out in the open, raw, uncensored. Which brings me back to the unexpected nature of this book. I anticipated a more conventional crime story, or I should say, conventional for Kirino, for her crime fiction is a unique category all its own, brutal, honest, starkly told. GROTESQUE is a difficult book to rate: I admire its boldness, and its cast of deeply drawn characters. I guess after 500+ pages I wanted it to take me somewhere. It left me sort of cold and stunned. There is no linear plotting to speak of, certainly no happy ending.This is a bleak, lurid, stark and disturbing look at modern Japanese hierarchical culture, especially its treatment of women. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A must read. *by F***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015* This book was sublime.Every character speaks for themselves which leaves the reader to sift through the lies and the bias so you can make your on conclusion on whom is being honest and whom is merely trying to make themselves look greater than they are.Great social commentary for how toxic Japanese culture is to the women whom live there. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/15059545-grotesque](https://www.desertcart.at/products/15059545-grotesque) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*