Status Updates From Gothic Lolita

One thing I keep noticing in this novel is the interchangeable use of the terms "lolita" and "loli" which has me a little unnerved. I think it's because this was published in 2008 and I vaguely remember those terms being used like that on the internet. But now, 15 years later, they're their own distinct terms with completely different connotations.

Very experimental in narrative and so far I'm digging it!

My attention span is shot so I figured a short thriller would help. This has been on my bookshelf for about a decade so why not?

Why are we talking in terms of US dollars when we’re in Japan from a Japanese point of view sfhjobvddhjkdsghjbgddfhk—

It’s interesting that this book bills itself as being like manga and discusses manga directly while not quite managing to always convert the quick bursts of sequential art that makes up that particular style of comic into prose form. It sounds a lot more like a prosey book being rehashed when they talk about the manga. 🤔