I originally got this book as a package with [b:The Factory|43862305|The Factory|Hiroko Oyamada|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553549171l/43862305._SY75_.jpg|68247354] for an upcoming book club read, and while [b:The Hole|51283868|The Hole|Hiroko Oyamada|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597104641l/51283868._SY75_.jpg|41050724] is better than its predecessor, I cannot I say I liked it much when all was said and done. For a book so short, you would hope for the plot to pick up at a quicker pace. That said, even when you get to the titular "hole," and the not-so-thinly-veiled [b:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|6324090|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)|Lewis Carroll|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391204048l/6324090._SX50_.jpg|55548884] elements, I was just too uninvested in events for interest to ever truly take off. I feel bad I did not like either of these, but it could just be personal preference.

Rating: 2.5 stars