Bibliograph

People who talk to stuffed animals are nice, stories, Ao Omae ; translated by Emily Balistrieri

Type

Label

People who talk to stuffed animals are nice, stories, Ao Omae ; translated by Emily Balistrieri

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

People who talk to stuffed animals are nice

Oclc number

1317309269

Responsibility statement

Ao Omae ; translated by Emily Balistrieri

Sub title

stories

Summary

"Composed of the title novella and three short stories, People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice sensitively explores gender, friendship, romance, love, human interaction and its absence, and how a misogynistic society limits women and men. In the title story, Nanamori and Mugito, two university students appalled by society's gendered roles, rebel. Refusing to interact with other people they use stuffed toys for emotional support. In "Realizing Fun Things Through Water," a young woman named Hatsuoka must contend with a mother-in-law who swears by cancer-preventing "hyper-organization" water, and a sister who writes fake news for a living. "Bath Towel Visuals" illuminates the mental cost of not just laughing along at mean humor, while "Hello, Thank You I'm Okay" follows a family's response when their shut-in son announces he wants to throw himself a birthday party. These stories, sometimes comical, sometimes bittersweet, and always thought-provoking, speak to the pain and desires of all who embrace nuance, repudiate traditional sex roles, and long for a gentler and more tolerant world."

Target audience

adult

Classification