To access you ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Nie przekreślam jej przez to kompletnie, bo uważam, że jest w niej coś, że autorka dokładnie wie, o czym pisze, zamiast porywać się z motyką na słońce. Like all J-pop stars, Masaki has his own official storyline, carefully crafted by his management but further honed and modified by his fans. This obsession swallows every aspect of her life and is closely tied to the foundation of Akari's own identity, so when Masaki is accused of punching a fan at the opening of the narrative, the ensuing fallout has a huge impact on her. Although the reasons for her outsider status aren't explicitly addressed, Akari emphasises an official diagnosis as somehow “abnormal.

Akari never doubts him or thinks about it really, beyond feeling sorry for him and being saddened by him losing fans and gaining haters. Her devotion never wavers, but Usami nevertheless paints a compelling picture of a huge celebrity becoming cancelled by the wider world; Akari is the exception to this rule, her Devotion never wavering. Her second novel Oshi, Moyu / Idol, Burning won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2020 and has become a phenomenon, selling over 500,000 copies in Japan alone. I loved how the author had based Akari's condition to her brother (in which I cried so hard in the author's acknowledgment), and how Usami had apologized to her brother for not being able to understand his hardships when they were younger.Not being able to feel like she is normal, she finds comfort in Masaki, believing that they share a deep connection.

Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition.and thought, there’s an emoji like that’ – which I thought was a really clever way to emphasise the narrowness of her perspective, but these descriptions stop after the first chapter. We are left without a satisfying conclusion - which is frustrating - to the Masaki story; however, when you remember it's Akari's story, it's more satisfying. Sie setzt sich in Beziehung zu ihrem Idol und analysiert haargenau die Symbolik die dem zu Grunde liegt. Es ist die übliche Verwirrung, die man als Teenager empfindet: das Gefühl, anders zu sein und nicht dazuzugehören und nicht so richtig voran zu kommen. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.