This has to be one of the strangest books I have ever read. Im not really familiar with Japanese horror so it may be that I dont understand the culture but it didnt seem like a horror story. This book didnt have any of the main themes for a traditional horror novel but as I said before, its probably because I'm not familiar with the culture. From what we discussed in class, Japanese horror tends to be less about plot and more about the story line. There tends to be a moral attached than anything or to teach a lesson to those watching, listening or reading.
The main character is a detective but is never named. I dont know what the intent behind this was, whether it allowed us to imagine ourselves as the detective or if it had no purpose at all. Although it is a detective story, it seems more like a parody of a detective story. Weird almost surreal things happen in this book that go beyond the realm of detective and horror. No character in this book has either no name or a "code name" as I like to call it. The main character, his ex girlfriend and new girlfriend have no name at all. The only characters with names are side characters but their names are The Rat and The Boss, just to name a few.
Im not gonna lie this book can get pretty long winded at times, so much so that I would have to force myself to continue reading. Fortunately the story was interesting enough for me to finish the book. The ending didnt happen the way I thought it would but happy with it none the least.
Overall it was different and I like different, but its not something I would read for fun. Besides the no name characters and surreal like details, I enjoyed The Wild Sheep Chase.
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