Black Box by Shiori ItōI can't imagine anyone enjoying this read. But that's not why this was written, nor why it is imperative that each woman does. Forgive my unusual reticence regarding this particular book, as it brings up memories it took years to get over.
#metoo in Japan has become #wetoo , and while the author is braver and luckier than many, this book also made me realize how much more difficult it is, instead of easier, to determine fact from spin, innocence from guilt. There are so many cultural and specific circumstances, that each case MUST be taken solely on its own merits.
It speaks of the timeliness of the story that headlines still appear connected with this case, dating from yesterday.
For our October book club sessions, we were told to pick a book about horror. And this shall be mine. Shiori Ito is all of us.
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