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Kino's Journey Vol. 1: The Beautiful World
| Author: | Keiichi Sigsawa |
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Tokyopop, 2006 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
The story begins with a traveling stranger and the girl whom he befriends. Her community requires that all 12-year-olds undergo surgery to make them into adults who will work at their assigned jobs without complaint. When the stranger questions this tradition, the girl's parents kill him. She takes his name, Kino, and his talking motorcycle, Hermes, and escapes--becoming a traveler herself and visiting several dystopian communities.
In one, people have taken medicine that allows them to read the thoughts of others, with predictably bad results. In another, political revolutionaries kill anyone who dissents, leaving few inhabitants still alive.
Often, the setup seems artificial--Kino's travels are simply a device to move from one disastrous society to another--and wherever she arrives, she finds an eager guide ready to narrate the history of the community.
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