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The International Bestseller Winner Of The 2020 Akutagawa Prize 'my Oshi Was On Fire. Word Was He'd Punched A Fan' High-school Student Akari Has Only One Passion In Her Life: Her Oshi, Her Idol. His Name Is Masaki Ueno, Best Known As One-fifth Of Japanese Pop Group Maza Maza. Akari’s Dedication To Her Oshi Consumes Her Days Completely. She Keeps A Blog Entirely Devoted To Him, Religiously Chronicling And Analysing All His Events. He Is The Spine Of Her Life; She Cannot Survive Without Him. When Masaki Is Rumoured To Have Assaulted A Female Fan, Facing Waves Of Social Media Backlash, Akari’s World Falls Apart. Offering A Vivid Insight Into Otaku Culture And Adolescence, Idol, Burning Is A Brilliantly Gripping Story Of Obsession, Coming Of Age And The Addictive, Relentless Nature Of Fandom Culture.
Editions (5)
ISBN9781838856144
PublisherCanongate Books
Publication Date12/31/22
LanguageEnglish
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nox_liest27 Followers
4.5Großartiges Buch, als jemand der selbst seit 10 Jahren K-Pop Fan ist und viele Verhaltensweisen der Fankultur die exakt selben sind wie im J-Pop ist es wirklich ein Flashback zu meinem 14-Jährigen Ich. Akaris Handlungen und Gefühle sind unglaublich eingängig geschildert und sicherlich auch für Menschen gut nachvollziehbar, die mit Fankultur nichts am Hut haben
Apr 6, 2024
4.5Großartiges Buch, als jemand der selbst seit 10 Jahren K-Pop Fan ist und viele Verhaltensweisen der Fankultur die exakt selben sind wie im J-Pop ist es wirklich ein Flashback zu meinem 14-Jährigen Ich. Akaris Handlungen und Gefühle sind unglaublich eingängig geschildert und sicherlich auch für Menschen gut nachvollziehbar, die mit Fankultur nichts am Hut haben
Apr 6, 2024
plantsandreading3 Followers
2.0Short review: I expected more. Long review: The book did stay surface-level and that's what I wished it hadn't done. there were so many interesting topics - the obsession and fandom culture, the mental illness of the main character and how the combination of the two influences her ability to live her life, her relationship with her family. unfortunately none of those things are explored more in depth in this book. we don't even get to know if and why the idol punches the fan. the writing style also wasn't for me, it switched scenes in weird moments which took me out of the story and confused me. the plot wasn't satisfying even though it had a lot of potential. The Afterword was the best part of the book for me and only because of that I'm giving it 2 stars.
Jun 17, 2023
2.0Short review: I expected more. Long review: The book did stay surface-level and that's what I wished it hadn't done. there were so many interesting topics - the obsession and fandom culture, the mental illness of the main character and how the combination of the two influences her ability to live her life, her relationship with her family. unfortunately none of those things are explored more in depth in this book. we don't even get to know if and why the idol punches the fan. the writing style also wasn't for me, it switched scenes in weird moments which took me out of the story and confused me. the plot wasn't satisfying even though it had a lot of potential. The Afterword was the best part of the book for me and only because of that I'm giving it 2 stars.
Jun 17, 2023
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