where the wild ladies are

even*cleveland

“The wild ladies of this book are ghosts, caught up in the swirl of modern life, many working for the mysterious Mr. Tei, who appreciates their powers, powers no one seemed to understand when they were alive. Though at first the stories appear to stand alone, as you read, little tendrils of connection stretch between them, making them stranger and richer and funnier in retrospect. Matsuda's tone is”

nershwood

“i can’t help but think of these stories as a box of assorted mochi missing its label, a succession of delicate bites whose flavors cause only wonderment.”