Yasutaka Tsutsui

Paprika

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Paprika — exotic, piquant, to be used sparingly. The eponymous heroine of Tsutsui's novel is the alter ego of brilliant and beautiful psychotherapist Atsuko Chiba, one of the leading brains in the Institute for Psychiatric Research. An expert in the use of 'psychotherapy devices' that trap a patient's dreams and display them on a monitor, Atsuko is able to manipulate those dreams, even enter them, as an aid to psychoanalysis. When treating private patients, Atsuko transforms herself into the guise of Paprika — a captivating girl of unknown age — to mask her true identity.As Paprika delves ever deeper into her realm of fantasy, the borderline between dream and reality becomes increasingly blurred. All the more so when a colleague at the Institute develops a new device that allows the dreams of several individuals to be combined simultaneously. With this, they enter dangerous territory — far from curing their patients, they could drive them insane. Rich in humorous dialogue and ridiculous situations, replete with the folly of human desires, yet with an underlying sense of menace that 'all is not what it seems', Paprika could be described as the very pinnacle of Tsutsui's art.
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396 printed pages
Publication year
2012
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  • Kohihas quoted8 days ago
    “So – it was all a dream, was it?”

    Kuga doesn’t answer. His back is still turned. His eyelids are closed, as if he were deep in meditation. It’s not certain whether he knows the answer or not. The smile on his face makes him look more and more like an image of Buddha.

    CINEMA. All in all a kinda shitty book about horrid characters (except Tokita, nothing could make me hate you btw), the most unrealistic psychiatrists and women ever written, a really interesting plot, a lot of men whores, and two of the most stupid villains ever. I wouldn't call the book sexist or homophobic tho, just very unrealistic. Also the whole rape aspect is not really disrespectful but more stupid and laughable. The author I want to believe isn't a human worm but rather very dumb. 3/10. I've read erotica deeper than this.

  • Kohihas quoted8 days ago
    A red death, a yellow death, and a purple death.

    What? Why is the testicles part a yellow death? I mean yeah the other two I get but what?

  • Kohihas quoted11 days ago
    “Ha! Didn’t you know? We both woke straight after that, momentarily!” Inui flashed a look at Osanai, who was still standing behind Atsuko. They seemed to be smiling at each other. “You were the one who didn’t wake up.”

    Wait....... Don't tell me she's still dreaming holy shit

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