Movim • The Guardian

chevron_right

Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026 • 1 minute

A Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavily

Asako Yuzuki’s international bestseller Butter was a taste sensation based on the true story of a Japanese female serial killer and gourmet chef who scammed and poisoned male victims with her culinary offerings. Attempting to get a scoop, a journalist bonds with the convicted prisoner by asking her for recipe tips, and gradually reassesses her own life and values as a result of this peculiar relationship. One review described the book as “the Martha Stewart Show meets The Silence of the Lambs”, but as well as the crime thriller/foodie mashup, a critique of capitalist society and deep-seated misogyny also emerged from the narrative. Yuzuki’s prose style, a mix of the banal and the profound, proved to be catnip for sales.

Hooked is the follow-up for English-language readers, though it was written earlier, in 2015, and like the previous novel is translated with crackling verve by Polly Barton. While a more introspective work, its high-wire plot and uneven trajectory make for a relentlessly dizzying experience. Fans of Butter might even view it as a trial run.

chevron_right

‘No cars, unspoilt beaches and seabirds rule’: readers’ favourite European island escapes

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

From the rugged north of Scotland to the glittering Aegean, our tipsters recommend islands for slowing down, lazing around and taking in nature
• Tell us about a spring activity or day out – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher

A short ferry ride from Vigo (daily and overnight visitor numbers are capped) took us to the tiny archipelago of the Cíes Islands , a protected cluster of islands where seabirds rule and tiny beaches remain unspoilt. There are no cars on the island and only a few small restaurants dotted about. There is one campsite, with little else but the waves of the Atlantic to lull you to sleep. I felt as if I had won the lottery when we visited and knew this would be an experience not easily matched.
Helen E

chevron_right

Week in wildlife: a wet macaque, four little pigs and a stowaway fox

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

chevron_right

Victorian homes for sale in England – in pictures

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

From a grand country house built by a merchant seaman to a rustic railway worker’s cottage within historic city walls

chevron_right

Week in wildlife: a wet macaque, four little pigs and a stowaway fox

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

chevron_right

‘No cars, unspoilt beaches and seabirds rule’: readers’ favourite European island escapes

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

From the rugged north of Scotland to the glittering Aegean, our tipsters recommend islands for slowing down, lazing around and taking in nature
• Tell us about a spring activity or day out – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher

A short ferry ride from Vigo (daily and overnight visitor numbers are capped) took us to the tiny archipelago of the Cíes Islands , a protected cluster of islands where seabirds rule and tiny beaches remain unspoilt. There are no cars on the island and only a few small restaurants dotted about. There is one campsite, with little else but the waves of the Atlantic to lull you to sleep. I felt as if I had won the lottery when we visited and knew this would be an experience not easily matched.
Helen E

chevron_right

Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026 • 1 minute

A Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavily

Asako Yuzuki’s international bestseller Butter was a taste sensation based on the true story of a Japanese female serial killer and gourmet chef who scammed and poisoned male victims with her culinary offerings. Attempting to get a scoop, a journalist bonds with the convicted prisoner by asking her for recipe tips, and gradually reassesses her own life and values as a result of this peculiar relationship. One review described the book as “the Martha Stewart Show meets The Silence of the Lambs”, but as well as the crime thriller/foodie mashup, a critique of capitalist society and deep-seated misogyny also emerged from the narrative. Yuzuki’s prose style, a mix of the banal and the profound, proved to be catnip for sales.

Hooked is the follow-up for English-language readers, though it was written earlier, in 2015, and like the previous novel is translated with crackling verve by Polly Barton. While a more introspective work, its high-wire plot and uneven trajectory make for a relentlessly dizzying experience. Fans of Butter might even view it as a trial run.

chevron_right

Victorian homes for sale in England – in pictures

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

From a grand country house built by a merchant seaman to a rustic railway worker’s cottage within historic city walls

chevron_right

Week in wildlife: a wet macaque, four little pigs and a stowaway fox

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world