"Asian Horror:Vengeful Spirits"
Week 3:
Febuary 6, 2018
This week, we focused on Asian Horror. I read A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, and found it pretty interesting. It is a combination of mystery, fantasy, comedy and drama through a journey of self identity for one man who eventually realizes that everyone is not as they appear as well as there are things that are beyond his control. I was intrigued by the books creativity on keeping the main character unnamed throughout the novel, which puts an interesting spin on the book. In the end, he realizes his own selfish view of live is the reason for his everything that has happened to him.
I started reading this with expectations from reading one of his other books, and i appreciate that the styles of the writing vary. Every now and then I got a little puzzled and confused with what was going on, which was frustrating. As if every line has a deeper meaning to it, meaning that you have to pay attention otherwise you would get lost in whats going on.
Im not quite sure i would classify this as a horror novel per say, its more melancholy. It was sad and sorrowful while questioning things about life. The author did not set in stone the personalities of the characters, so it leaves the self-identity of these characters up in the air.
Overall, I thought the novel was alright. Not horror, but it was a good read.
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