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Helter Skelter

by Kyoko Okazaki · 2003

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Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress and singer. However, soon her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end.

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A story about a woman's vanity, greed, hatred and despair, by the author of River's Edge.

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horrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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psychologicalpsychologicalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 315 pages
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