Our pick for this month is Astral Season, Beastly Season by Tahi Saihate, translated by Kalau Almony.

Join us this October for our next gathering of the F*cked Up Fiction Book Club!

Welcome to Waterstones Gower Street's F*cked Up Fiction Book Club, a haven for lovers of the disturbing, distressing and depraved - you are among friends.

Our pick for this month is Astral Season, Beastly Season by Tahi Saihate, translated by Kalau Almony. The story follows Morishita and Yamashiro, two high-school boys approaching the age in life when they must choose what kind of people they want to be. When their favourite J-pop idol kills and dismembers her boyfriend, Morishita and Yamashiro unite to convince the police that their idol’s act was in fact by them.

This thrilling novel is a meditation on belonging, the objectification of young popstars, and teenage alienation.

Tickets cost £5 and are redeemable against any drink at Downstairs at Dillons. Ticket-holders will also be entitled to a 10% discount on the following month's book club pick - and any books that they wish to buy that evening - if they purchase it from Waterstones Gower Street.

We will hold a vote for the following book club pick on the night.

Book early to avoid disappointment, spaces are limited!

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