othercat ([personal profile] othercat) wrote in [community profile] books2013-11-10 12:52 pm

Book Review: Eight Million Gods, by Wen Spencer

Eight Million Gods has a slightly manga-plot feel to it, only partly because it takes place in Japan. (And it is also not because the cover features a pink haired character in a crop top sailor suit. Maybe.) Our Heroine is a writer named Nikki, who has spent most of her adult life on the run from her mother, who keeps sticking her institutions. Nikki has OCD, which tends to manifest as a compulsion to write. Her favorite genre is horror, and she has a loyal following of fans who are more than willing to help her escape her mother’s clutches.
Our Heroine flees to Japan, hoping that putting a couple oceans between herself and her mother will give her time to get her life together.


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[personal profile] perfectworry 2013-11-10 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't decide if this is on my "omg must read" list or my "do not touch with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole" list. I might give it a try, though! Thanks for the heads up!