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A story right on the edge of my understanding

Jackson Alone by Jose Ando

January 18, 2026 by matt_thac Leave a Comment

Reading, especially fiction, is said to improve our ability to be empathetic to others. It allows us to slip on the shoes of others and walk a mile down a road we perhaps haven’t would never travel. This is one of the reasons I read, why I avoid white male writers, walking the same road as them for the most part. This book takes me off road, being the story of 4 mixed-heritage (Japanese/unknown black African), queer men in Japan and a fast-paced fiction centring […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Jose Ando

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Jose Ando ·
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