Tokyo Performance
Roger Pulvers
32pp
With a storyof such brevity, as is the case with the relatively short Tokyo Performance, word choice becomes all the more important. And with Tokyo Performance (the newest release of Red Circle Minis) Roger Pulvers wastes not a single world and creates a quick engaging likable take that in its limited space makes you feel that you understand five characters more deeply than in many full length books.
The story, on the surface at least, is of Nori from the famous Nori's Kitchen, the beloved (by women of a certain age anyhow) TV cooking show.
We quickly learn of Nori's life, family and mistakes, and many ways, and Nori is simply unable to bite his tongue and stop mentioning all of his embarassments, including being completely abandoned by his wife and children.
Well, when the phone lines open up, guess who the first caller is?
Suffice it to say, this is not Noris best day, though it might be his most important one.
Pulvers is able to say just as much with what he tells us about Nori as what he doesn't say. It is this ability above any other that makes him a perfect author to feature with this series.
So, overall, we have here an insightful short read that holds surprising weight and depth for such a "mini" package.
Highly Recommended
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