Wild Kids Revised Edition

This book immediately jumped to the top of my favorite books. It is quite literary while remaining fully entertaining; different elements of the writing were beautiful to observe and contributed seamlessly to the story. The translation was done great, preserving (as far as I know) the intention and style of the original writing. I will forever recommend this book to anyone who asks.It *is* somewhat experimental. The first story in the book is very nonlinear. The main characters in each book are separate (I read somewhere someone thought they were the same narrator). If I had to compare it to western writers, I’d say it’s somewhat in the tradition of autofiction, but with more (successful!) nonlinear story than works like 10:04 (which I also love). The stories (two slice of life type stories) in this book themselves are also hugely engaging and entertaining, and combined with the fantastic writing (great intentional plot/or lack of plot, character development for the reader, etc), this book is a 10/10 for me.

Wild Kids is split into two stories, Kid Sister and Wild Child. I preferred Kid Sister but both were great stories. Kid Sister is about the narrator's younger sister getting an abortion and he recollects how she has affected his life. Wild Child is about a young boy that has a wild side that leads him to the wrong place where he ends up on a destructive path. Both stories examine the narrator's family life, inner problems, issues, how society affects people and relations with others. Neither of the stories flow in a conventional manner, jumping from different events while intertwining thoughts and recollections of childhood memories. The story still does not lose you and keeps you engrossed to the end. I definitely reccommend this book.