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Lala Pipo
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9781934287217
- Book Title
- Lala Pipo
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Erotica / General, Short Stories (Single Author), General
- Item Weight
- 11.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1934287210
ISBN-13
9781934287217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63185762
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lala Pipo
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Erotica / General, Short Stories (Single Author), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Lala Pipo deftly mixes satire with farce, comedy with tragedy, and eroticism with social commentary. At times, the book reads like a fusion of The Usual Suspects and Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a Grove"... The subject matter is not used for titillation and is not pornography, per se. Hideo Okuda gives us a fresh approach to the sleazy side of Tokyo, showing us the seedy parts of Shibuya beyond the shopping centers. Lala Pipo is a well-written, humorous and timely book." --The Japan Times "These human monsters, it turns out, could be as American as you or I, and their secret lives look distressingly familiar. Okuda successfully taps into the creep inside us all." --The Stranger (Seattle) "Spattered with all-engrossing, and admittedly often arousing, graphic tales of sexual exploits throughout, Lala Pipo proves a very dirty, gritty, underground tale of something very very real."-- Kotori Magazine "For this sort of thing, really quite good." --The Complete Review "There are no likable characters to be found here, but their horrible lives and the disastrous decisions are what keep the plot moving and the reader ensnared." --The Book Zombie "For people who think literature shouldn't shy away from dealing with the sexual relationships between people Lala Pipo is worth checking out. I found it to be a well written, engaging and entertaining book." --Gkleinman, Library Thing Review "This book is a lot of dark and sexy fun. It reminded me of one of my favorite films, " Requiem for a Dream " but had a bit more of a sense of humor, and was about sexuality, not drug addiction." --John Thomas, Mecha Mecha Media, "Lala Pipo deftly mixes satire with farce, comedy with tragedy, and eroticism with social commentary. At times, the book reads like a fusion of The Usual Suspects and Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a Grove"... The subject matter is not used for titillation and is not pornography, per se. Hideo Okuda gives us a fresh approach to the sleazy side of Tokyo, showing us the seedy parts of Shibuya beyond the shopping centers. Lala Pipo is a well-written, humorous and timely book."-The Japan Times "These human monsters, it turns out, could be as American as you or I, and their secret lives look distressingly familiar. Okuda successfully taps into the creep inside us all."-The Stranger (Seattle) "Spattered with all-engrossing, and admittedly often arousing, graphic tales of sexual exploits throughout,Lala Pipoproves a very dirty, gritty, underground tale of something very very real."--KotoriMagazine "For this sort of thing, really quite good."-The Complete Review "There are no likable characters to be found here, but their horrible lives and the disastrous decisions are what keep the plot moving and the reader ensnared."--The Book Zombie "For people who think literature shouldn't shy away from dealing with the sexual relationships between people Lala Pipo is worth checking out. I found it to be a well written, engaging and entertaining book." --Gkleinman, Library Thing Review "This book is a lot of dark and sexy fun. It reminded me of one of my favorite films, "Requiem for a Dream" but had a bit more of a sense of humor, and was about sexuality, not drug addiction."--John Thomas, Mecha Mecha Media, "Lala Pipo deftly mixes satire with farce, comedy with tragedy, and eroticism with social commentary. At times, the book reads like a fusion of The Usual Suspects and Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a Grove"... The subject matter is not used for titillation and is not pornography, per se. Hideo Okuda gives us a fresh approach to the sleazy side of Tokyo, showing us the seedy parts of Shibuya beyond the shopping centers. Lala Pipo is a well-written, humorous and timely book." -The Japan Times "These human monsters, it turns out, could be as American as you or I, and their secret lives look distressingly familiar. Okuda successfully taps into the creep inside us all." -The Stranger (Seattle) "Spattered with all-engrossing, and admittedly often arousing, graphic tales of sexual exploits throughout, Lala Pipo proves a very dirty, gritty, underground tale of something very very real."-- Kotori Magazine "For this sort of thing, really quite good." -The Complete Review "There are no likable characters to be found here, but their horrible lives and the disastrous decisions are what keep the plot moving and the reader ensnared." --The Book Zombie "For people who think literature shouldn't shy away from dealing with the sexual relationships between people Lala Pipo is worth checking out. I found it to be a well written, engaging and entertaining book." --Gkleinman, Library Thing Review "This book is a lot of dark and sexy fun. It reminded me of one of my favorite films, " Requiem for a Dream " but had a bit more of a sense of humor, and was about sexuality, not drug addiction." --John Thomas, Mecha Mecha Media
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
895.636
Synopsis
"This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies and gentlemen." So reads the jacket of the Japanese edition of this collection of six dark, interrelated, tragicomic chapters dealing with themes of desire, inadequacy, and failure, using the underbelly of sex as its canvas. As misheard by one of the characters, " a lot of people," is "Lala Pipo." Lala Pipo is an ingenious tapestry of absurdity, whose cast of unlikable characters cross the line of good taste thateven those who have crossed the line cannot help but notice. Each act pushes the envelope past the one preceding it. It's like an episode of Seinfeld directed by Bob Guccione, all the story elements cleverly weaving together, taking the reader from shock to gut-busting hilarity with each tale. The main difference: these losers are X-rated., This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies or gentleman.' So begins this sleazy, addictive tragicomedy.', "This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies and gentlemen." So reads the jacket of the Japanese edition of this collection of six dark, interrelated, tragicomic chapters dealing with themes of desire, inadequacy, and failure, using the underbelly of sex as its canvas. As misheard by one of the characters, " a lot of people," is "Lala Pipo."Lala Pipo is an ingenious tapestry of absurdity, whose cast of unlikable characters cross the line of good taste thateven those who have crossed the line cannot help but notice. Each act pushes the envelope past the one preceding it. It's like an episode of Seinfeld directed by Bob Guccione, all the story elements cleverly weaving together, taking the reader from shock to gut-busting hilarity with each tale. The main difference- these losers are X-rated.
LC Classification Number
PL874
Copyright Date
2008
ebay_catalog_id
4
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