Revenge

Odd, quirky and unusual, and sure to linger in the mind for days afterwards

Nudge

Tightly constructed, these stories also pack a surprisingly emotional punch. A darkly moving, dazzling and intelligent book

5 stars, Lady

Across eleven dark tales, Ogawa has created an entire universe. Revenge is full of beautifully pitched short stories, with a depth that defies brevity, but it also pushed the boundaries of what a collection of short stories can be

Irish Examiner

A conspicuously gifted writer.To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state tinged with a nightmare, and her stories continue to haunt. She possesses an effortless, glassy, eerie brilliance.

Guardian

Ogawa is original, elegant, very disturbing

Hilary Mantel

[Revenge] Erupts into the ordinary world as if from the unconscious or the grave.. A haunting introduction to her work. the overall effect is [that of] David Lynch: the rot that lurks beneath the surface

Economist

Magnificently macabre. Ogawa is the Japanese master of dread. These tales are not for the faint of heart, but Ms. Ogawa is more "Masque of the Red Death" than she is The Ring. She elevates herself above any limitations of the genre she's working in

New York Observer

Fittingly, each tale seems to be its own torture chamber--dark and meticulous. More disturbing than the bloody imagery is the eerie calm with which each plot unfolds, as if one act of violence must necessarily transform into the portal for another

New Yorker