Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Vol. 4
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Summary
A raunchy comedy manga with a determined hero， an epic fantasy plot， and a harem of troublesome monster fangirls--now with an anime！
Upon winning a fighting tournament and being crowned the world's strongest warrior， Peter Grill discovers a downside to his newfound fame。 Women of all species， from ogres to elves， are scrambling over each other for his seed to ensure they have the strongest babies possible。 Poor Peter just wants to settle down with his lovey dovey fianc�e， but he'll have to outmatch， outwit， and outrun a harem of very determined monster girls to do so！
Upon winning a fighting tournament and being crowned the world's strongest warrior， Peter Grill discovers a downside to his newfound fame。 Women of all species， from ogres to elves， are scrambling over each other for his seed to ensure they have the strongest babies possible。 Poor Peter just wants to settle down with his lovey dovey fianc�e， but he'll have to outmatch， outwit， and outrun a harem of very determined monster girls to do so！
Reviews
Robin
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Not a Single Dog Among ThemThose of you who read my comments know that the short story is not my favorite fiction form。 And almost every anthology has at least one almost unreadable story and usually several stories that make me wish that the writer would just stop。 This collection， however， had no bad ones。 The mood is generally gloomy， but each story is told with precision and without self-indulgence。
Jenn
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3。5/5There are ten short stories in the book。 I enjoyed reading it， some of the stories were nice， some bit boring。
Dewi Rahmawati
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A book of short fiction stories of Japanese people。 It was interesting book since it simply shared about daily conflicts that facing by common people。 One of the stories i love the most is "A house for two" A book of short fiction stories of Japanese people。 It was interesting book since it simply shared about daily conflicts that facing by common people。 One of the stories i love the most is "A house for two" 。。。more
Nisa Andani
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3，5 stars。 Sekali lagi， literatur Jepang itu emang jago bikin gue （pembacanya yang canggung ini） ngerasa aneh setiap kali selesai baca。 Gatau juga ya kenapa， tapi keanehan yang muncul setelah baca literatur Jepang itu buat gue nagih。 Padahal， setiap kali selesai baca dan tutup buku， gue selalu bengong dulu sambil pikiran ngawang-ngawang ga jelas。 Jadi guys， The Book of Tokyo adalah kumpulan cerpen penulis-penulis Jepang dengan latar belakang kota favorit semua orang; Tokyo。 Ada 10 cerpen dengan 3，5 stars。 Sekali lagi， literatur Jepang itu emang jago bikin gue （pembacanya yang canggung ini） ngerasa aneh setiap kali selesai baca。 Gatau juga ya kenapa， tapi keanehan yang muncul setelah baca literatur Jepang itu buat gue nagih。 Padahal， setiap kali selesai baca dan tutup buku， gue selalu bengong dulu sambil pikiran ngawang-ngawang ga jelas。 Jadi guys， The Book of Tokyo adalah kumpulan cerpen penulis-penulis Jepang dengan latar belakang kota favorit semua orang; Tokyo。 Ada 10 cerpen dengan masing-masing khasnya yang unik。 Dari cerita shape-shifting， suami yang menduga istrinya penyihir， sampe cerita hal-hal sederhana tapi ngena seperti suami yang ditinggal istrinya atau seorang ibu yang merasa tugasnya sebagai 'ibu' makin hari makin berkurang seiring anaknya tumbuh。 Dua cerita favorit gue itu judulnya Dad， I Love you dan Vortex。 Somehow， dua cerpen itu rasanya related。 Ketika baca cerpen itu， gue kebayang suara-suara serangga cicadas khas Jepang di komplek perumahan yang sepi， bunyi lampu lalu-lintas penyebrangan ketika berwarna hijau， bahkan kebayang suara sibuknya kota Tokyo dengan kendaraan hilir-mudik atau suara kereta yang lewat。 Jepang itu seperti mesin waktu buat gue pribadi。 Ga ngerti karena dulu suka nonton anime-anime atau emang suasananya Jepang pinggiran tu mirip-mirip daerah rumah gue waktu jaman kecil， gue selalu ngerasa。。。 kangen。 Padahal ke Jepang aja belum pernah。 Bahkan mimpi jalan-jalan ke Jepang aja belum pernah sama sekali wkwkEmang ya， Jepang itu negara penuh keajaiban :" 。。。more
Pandji Putranda
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a fully grown goat who shape-shifts his way on an unstoppable killing spree。 a reserved housewife who calls her husband by a wrong name every time they have an outdoorsy picnic。 a thoughtful daughter， wondering whether or not she's been manipulated by her mother for decades。 a fateful encounter which leads to the discovery of an otherworldly fetishism。 a bookworm who stumbles upon an entirely foreign universe within his neighborhood。 a downhearted divorcee who gets invited to a thai-cuisine lunc a fully grown goat who shape-shifts his way on an unstoppable killing spree。 a reserved housewife who calls her husband by a wrong name every time they have an outdoorsy picnic。 a thoughtful daughter， wondering whether or not she's been manipulated by her mother for decades。 a fateful encounter which leads to the discovery of an otherworldly fetishism。 a bookworm who stumbles upon an entirely foreign universe within his neighborhood。 a downhearted divorcee who gets invited to a thai-cuisine lunch by a quirky female coworker。 a bohemian woman who coincidentally shares a taxi ride with a random elder to the nearby seaside park。 an ordinary lady who occasionally time travels through a flowerbed in her yard。 a grumpy ojīchan who shares a loft with his late wife's lover。 and a contemplative young man， reminiscing about his ex every time he puts out the garbage。do read this collection in one single sitting， and find out how dangerously captivating Tokyo can be。 。。。more
Darragh
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DNF @ page 100。I've read 6 of the 10 short stories and haven't particularly enjoyed any of them。 😪 DNF @ page 100。I've read 6 of the 10 short stories and haven't particularly enjoyed any of them。 😪 。。。more
Annas Jiwa Pratama
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Ah， yes I do love me some shorts！ As with all these sorts of books， they are hits and misses。 I thought I was gonna like Banana Yoshimoto’s short story in this collection but it did not really connect with me emotionally， even though it is bold and enjoyable， and her characters are great。 However！ I did find some gems that I really， really like:Dad， I love You – Nao-Cola Yamazaki○tIt follows a depressed middle-aged man’s average day at work。 It’s very mundane， but also humane and poignant。 ○tThe Ah， yes I do love me some shorts！ As with all these sorts of books， they are hits and misses。 I thought I was gonna like Banana Yoshimoto’s short story in this collection but it did not really connect with me emotionally， even though it is bold and enjoyable， and her characters are great。 However！ I did find some gems that I really， really like:Dad， I love You – Nao-Cola Yamazaki○tIt follows a depressed middle-aged man’s average day at work。 It’s very mundane， but also humane and poignant。 ○tThe final passage reminds me of something Kobo Abe wrote about how looking at big things makes you want to die and looking at small things makes you want to live。 ○tThere is a portion of the story where the man overhears two elderly patrons in a café who seem to have been reunited after decades after a funeral。 It feels like an Ozu movie， really， two old people reminiscing over drinks， nonchalantly talking about who was going to die first。 The only thing left is for the scene to end with one party saying “ii tenki， desu ne？” And as with Ozu， things like this really do move me more than it should。 I feel the weight of their relationship and their age， through their mundane and platonic lines。 Vortex – Osamu Hashimoto○tFollows middle aged Masako as she reminisce about her life from childhood until her daughter’s recent marriage。 Masako follows life through its “proper course”。 Always staying in the path of least resistance， Masako grows old as an average woman， with a regular， average family。 That’s all there is to it， really。○tAh， this story is made for me。 It’s very matter of fact and unsentimental and the writing is terse， but there is a sort of poignancy that only comes with a story about aging that this piece conveys really well。 If ´Dad， I love you’ had a perfect Ozu scene within it， this short story captures the essence of what I find really touching and interesting about Ozu’s films。 In a way， its bland style and lack of overt sentimentality is what gives it strength。 It doesn’t intrude on you or force you to feel in a certain way， but its scenes and mood gives you space to reflect。○tThough not eventful or exciting， in a way Masako lives kind of a full life。 Not everyone gets to have that。 But I guess even when everything takes its “proper course”， as she puts it， one can’t help but feel anxious about it from time to time， huh？ I think that’s partly why I like this type of stories so much， stories about average people living their average lives。 That even though things are going as it should， you will still mull about it， feel lonely， get depressed， etc。 Even if it’s really about nothing at all。○t “Realising that her sweet young child had somehow turned into one of today’s young women， Masako was surprised。 She was surprised， then she got used to it。” Tangents○tAround 2015， I think， a colleague at a place I used to work had a son。 Our boss came over to his desk that morning and said， “Grats man， shit， that’s it， that’s your whole life settled， right there。 All that’s left is to wait for a grandkid。” I thought of this little episode as I read Vortex。 ○tFrom The Owl’s Estate: “Upmarket nightclubs， fitness sessions， language schools。 I wondered what Japan would look like to Isabelle and the other girls。” Was what the narrator thought after seeing how a group of ijinkan-dwellers （escorts mostly） spend their day-to-day。 I wonder how Jabodetabek looks like to migrants。 I once asked a Malaysian friend who went to Jakarta just once for a concert to rate the city， and I was shocked that she gave it an 8 （I would’ve given like 5 or 6。 Maybe that’s just how it is with any big city。 You kind of hate it if you live there long enough。 I wonder whether I’d miss Jabodetabek if I uproot myself long enough。 Not the people I mean， just the city。 Though I don’t think I have any strength left in me to leave， haha。 People who can do that again and again are kind of special。○tI did not really feel a sense of Tokyo-ness that much， bar perhaps Vortex and An Elevator on Sunday。 Most of the stories feel like it can belong to any other city。 。。。more
Andrea
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While it didn't "wow" me， this book was useful for sampling the work of several Japanese authors I haven't read before alongside a few I have。 The stand-out for me was "Dad， I Love You" as the story did not focus on his relationship with the daughter but gave the story greater depth。 This is my 100th book of the year， the first time I've reached this milestone。 While it didn't "wow" me， this book was useful for sampling the work of several Japanese authors I haven't read before alongside a few I have。 The stand-out for me was "Dad， I Love You" as the story did not focus on his relationship with the daughter but gave the story greater depth。 This is my 100th book of the year， the first time I've reached this milestone。 。。。more
Victor
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Model T Frankenstein - 2/5 - Too fractured for my taste。 And abstract， like a splatter painting only with words。Picnic - 4/5 - A sensory piece about things being a bit off。 A trademark of Japanese writers imo。A House for Two， by Mitsuyo Kakuta - 5/5 - Stories that appeal to personal experience are a feast。 Such is this story of a possessive mother through the eyes of the spinster daughter。 Excellently written。Mummy， by Banana Yoshimoto - 4/5 - A bold piece about "what ifs"。 I liked the ending pa Model T Frankenstein - 2/5 - Too fractured for my taste。 And abstract， like a splatter painting only with words。Picnic - 4/5 - A sensory piece about things being a bit off。 A trademark of Japanese writers imo。A House for Two， by Mitsuyo Kakuta - 5/5 - Stories that appeal to personal experience are a feast。 Such is this story of a possessive mother through the eyes of the spinster daughter。 Excellently written。Mummy， by Banana Yoshimoto - 4/5 - A bold piece about "what ifs"。 I liked the ending paragraph: I imagine， for instance， my other-dimensional self turned into a mummy like that cat。 I imagine， for instance the Tajima who died， destroyed by my suffocating love， his head cracked open。I couldn't bring myself to think that world was so terrible。 Bold。The Owl's Estate - 3/5 - About the promiscuous life of the ephemeral foreign escorts in Tokyo。 Lacking courage though。 Dad， I love you， by Nao-Cola Yamazaki - 5/5 - A text like a meditation。 I read in review here that said the novel explores thai food: only if the aftertaste is so spicy that you consider committing suicide but only your adopted daughter's love brings you back from the brink。Mambo - 2/5 - Something about taking your sexual desire on a leash for a walk。 Instructions unclear。Vortex， by Osamu Hashimoto - 3/5 - In the same reflexive tone as Dad， I love you but less engaging for me。 Reminded me of Remains of the day: a meditation on one's own life。 The title， Vortex， symbolizes Death， seen here as a new beginning， a regression or a return back to ancestry in due course。 Not yet there to feel it。 After I finished the book， I was curious if Osamu was the oldest of the writers and there he is， born in 1948。 Now after finishing the book， I think I was unfair to this novel: it may have been the best of the volume along with DadA Hut on the Roof - 3/5 - Something more than a friendship develops when two old men that once shared a lover， live together。An Elevator on Sunday - 4/5 - Probably the only story with any action to mention， beside Mummy。 Refreshing bitter-sweet ending for the whole collection。 。。。more
Arif Khan
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8/10
Kiru
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At first， while reading the book， I didn’t think I’d finally rate it a 5 star since I realised it wasn’t as “mysterious” as I assumed it was at first but it was actually so good and some characters were just wholesome。 Protect these people with very authentic names that I would write down but honestly i’m brain ded。 Imma put some of the stories I loved:- Model T Frankenstein- The Owl’s Estate- Dad， I Love You- The Hut On The Roof
T
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Most of the stories were excellent with the funny things that reading translated fiction bring。 My favorites were Mummy （Banana Yoshimoto）， Mambo （Hitomi Kanehara）， The Hut on the Roof （Kawakami Hiromi）， and The Owl's Estate （Toshiyuki Horie）。 In addition， the cover is beautiful！4。5WSU library Most of the stories were excellent with the funny things that reading translated fiction bring。 My favorites were Mummy （Banana Yoshimoto）， Mambo （Hitomi Kanehara）， The Hut on the Roof （Kawakami Hiromi）， and The Owl's Estate （Toshiyuki Horie）。 In addition， the cover is beautiful！4。5WSU library 。。。more
Charlotte
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I love what Comma Press have done with this ‘A City in Short Fiction’ series and will certainly be picking up more！ Short story collections are always difficult to rate， this particular collection bounced between 2 and 4 star reads for me， with some that will certainly remain with me long after reading and a few new authors added to my radar
Mark Sexton
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Interesting， without really being that grabbing， shirt story collection
Emma
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Very good！ As the introduction points out， the niche genre often generates quite interesting new directions for literature。
Stacey
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3。75Translated from Japanese every story is weird and wacky。
Mimi
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Some very good short stories set in and around Tokyo， where I was supposed to be now。
Kerriann Speers
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Great Short story collectionSome very different tales based in Tokyo。 Have always enjoyed Banana Yoshimoto's books but it was nice to read some other Japanese writers。 Will definitely read more by these authors。 Great Short story collectionSome very different tales based in Tokyo。 Have always enjoyed Banana Yoshimoto's books but it was nice to read some other Japanese writers。 Will definitely read more by these authors。 。。。more
Rosa Montecillo
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La elección de los autores como la temática de cada historia es ecléctica。 Mayormente interesantes， el libro es una mezcla de relatos cautivadores y otros apenas memorables。 Cada capítulo está escrito por un autor diferente。El abordaje que cada autor tiene respecto a la experiencia de vivir Tokio demuestra la peculiaridad de la vida que puede tener cada ciudadano a pesar de formar parte de una población con un contexto， en muchos sentidos， homogéneo。 Su lectura me ha dejado con sentimientos enco La elección de los autores como la temática de cada historia es ecléctica。 Mayormente interesantes， el libro es una mezcla de relatos cautivadores y otros apenas memorables。 Cada capítulo está escrito por un autor diferente。El abordaje que cada autor tiene respecto a la experiencia de vivir Tokio demuestra la peculiaridad de la vida que puede tener cada ciudadano a pesar de formar parte de una población con un contexto， en muchos sentidos， homogéneo。 Su lectura me ha dejado con sentimientos encontrados; hubieron capítulos que me atraparon por completo， cuya narración y atmósfera me han absorbido completamente y otros cuya exploración no me pareció particularmente atrayente ni atractiva。 A pesar de esto creo que el libro merece ser leído。 。。。more
Fernanda Lara
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I just didn’t like the first story but the other ones are just my type。
Phee
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This was a bit of a bust for me。 I didn't feel invested in the stories and I only truly liked the second story， Picnic。 Such a shame because generally， shorter Japanese works are more my cup of tea than longer ones。 I think I will give Banana Yoshimoto's books a go though。 Mummy was an interesting story but it was too short to really have much of an impact。 This was a bit of a bust for me。 I didn't feel invested in the stories and I only truly liked the second story， Picnic。 Such a shame because generally， shorter Japanese works are more my cup of tea than longer ones。 I think I will give Banana Yoshimoto's books a go though。 Mummy was an interesting story but it was too short to really have much of an impact。 。。。more
Abe
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Mostly a pretty good read。 A couple of duds in there， though。
Lene
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3。5 ⭐️Some stories were better than others， I particularly loved the first one， Model T Frankenstein by Hideo Furukawa， and Dad， I love You by Nao-Cola Yamazaki
JimZ
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Most stories were good。 Slices of life mainly。 Funny， the one I liked the most was written by the Japanese author I gave 2 "A's" to， and one "F' for her novels （Hiromi Kawakami）！ Most stories were good。 Slices of life mainly。 Funny， the one I liked the most was written by the Japanese author I gave 2 "A's" to， and one "F' for her novels （Hiromi Kawakami）！ 。。。more
Paul Ataua
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Exactly what you would expect from a collection of short stories; some gems， some fairly good reads， and others that seem to be pretty much makeweight。 Got to read some of my favorite modern Japanese writers， like Banana Yoshimoto and Hiromi Kawakami， and got introduced to never read befores， like Mitsuyo Kakuta。 Money well spent。
Megan
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Short story collections are always kind of hot or miss， but I really enjoyed most of these。 They are all slice of life character stories that take place in Tokyo。 I especially enjoyed Mummy， The Hut on the Roof， Mambo， and The Owl’s Estate。 I look forward to picking up long form reads from these authors in the future。
Jake_reads_books
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So I was in Waterstones in Manchester， the biggest one I've been in。 It has a whole shop-sized room dedicated to sci-fi/fantasy/all the books I like。 I was about to leave and saw it's Japan section。 I'd read most of them that weren't about manga so I picked up this beautiful book。 I love this cover。 I'm a sucker for this sort of graphic design and the prospect of reading some short fiction from leading Japanese authors really intrigued me。 I've experienced some Japanese fiction that is not lik So I was in Waterstones in Manchester， the biggest one I've been in。 It has a whole shop-sized room dedicated to sci-fi/fantasy/all the books I like。 I was about to leave and saw it's Japan section。 I'd read most of them that weren't about manga so I picked up this beautiful book。 I love this cover。 I'm a sucker for this sort of graphic design and the prospect of reading some short fiction from leading Japanese authors really intrigued me。 I've experienced some Japanese fiction that is not like Western fiction at all; there's no beginning， middle and end， just a snapshot of a bigger story。 Each of the stories in this anthology fell decidedly into that category and it made me angry。 There was one story that was reminiscent of The Convenience Store Woman and I liked that one， but even the story by Banana Yoshimoto left me unsatisfied。There's a reason why we've been telling stories like we do since the ancient Greeks - it works。 These stories are ok， the settings are all in and around Tokyo and each is very different。 They all have one thing in common: there's no payoff。 The stories just end。 That works for horror short stories like the Books of Blood because you're left wondering if the protagonist is safe， but it doesn't work here。 I was just left feeling very confused and very empty after reading these stories。 No a great way to finish a book。 。。。more
Bryan Fox
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a sparse collection of remarkably bland stories。 I know that Japanese fiction often eschews "big" events and skews towards the sublime， but the editor here has managed to select 10 stories which strike the exact same tone of uninteresting ennui a sparse collection of remarkably bland stories。 I know that Japanese fiction often eschews "big" events and skews towards the sublime， but the editor here has managed to select 10 stories which strike the exact same tone of uninteresting ennui 。。。more
Robert Gebhardt
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I just discovered this "City in Short Fiction" series， so I'm curious about some of the other books in the series。 Anyway， this was a collection of short stories， some better than others， as is to be expected。 My favorites were: Dad， I love youVortexThe Hut on the Roof （by Hiromi Kawakami）My opinions （without spoilers）Model T Frankenstein was odd but coolI think Picnic was over my head， and there was probably more to it than I gatheredA House for Two weirded me outMummy （by Banana Yoshimoto） als I just discovered this "City in Short Fiction" series， so I'm curious about some of the other books in the series。 Anyway， this was a collection of short stories， some better than others， as is to be expected。 My favorites were: Dad， I love youVortexThe Hut on the Roof （by Hiromi Kawakami）My opinions （without spoilers）Model T Frankenstein was odd but coolI think Picnic was over my head， and there was probably more to it than I gatheredA House for Two weirded me outMummy （by Banana Yoshimoto） also weirded me out The Owl's Estate was okMambo was odd。 Didn't really enjoy it franklyAn Elevator on Sunday was good。 I might almost include amongst my favorites 。。。more
Andy Ohm
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