I found A Wild Sheep
Chase by Haruki Murakami to be a very unique story. It’s probably my
favorite story I’ve read so far for my speculative literature class. This was the first novel that I’ve read
by Haruki Murakami and it won’t be the last. To quickly summarize the premise;
a man in his late twenties uses an image of a sheep with a star on its hind in
an ad. This pulls him on an adventure that means life or death. For my blog post tonight I’ll be
discussing how interesting Haruki Murakami’s writing style is.
Put
simply, this book is one hell of a ride. I didn’t understand it until the last
50 pages. That’s when the whole story clicked in my mind. I still have no idea
what kind of story it is. It transcends horror and spills into a whole range of
other genres. Even though I struggled a bit, I pursued the story along with our
protagonist and Ears. (Ears, is the protagonist’s rebound girlfriend which he
acquired right after he got a divorce.)
It’s
my belief that Murakami spilled a lot of himself into the story. I don’t know
anything about him and I’m sure a quick Google search would confirm my
suspicions but here’s what I think I
learned about Haruki Murakami: He
likes France a lot. He likes language and is a very metaphysical man. Also, he enjoys talking about
philosophical topics and he’s hilarious. Again, I’m completely ignorant to what
he actually is like but after reading this novel and digesting his writing
style I make these assumptions confidently.
The
interesting thing about this story is that it’s so hard to explain but makes
perfect sense. I tried telling a friend of mine to read it. She asked me what
the story is about and I tried in vain to help her understand. You really have
to read it for the story to make sense. I attribute this to Murakami’s writing
style. He leaves a lot up to interpretation and places the reader in the story
with little or to explanation. If you haven’t read it already, I recommend
reading A Wild Sheep Chase, it’s one
wild ride.
- Jack
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