5/9/2023 0 Comments Revenge book yoko![]() Revenge may not be for everyone, but for me, this book is absolutely captivating and one of my all-time favorites. Its masterful use of imagery, allegory & character development instead bring forth a sometimes-shocking, sometimes-heartbreaking, always-unique darkness that you don't see very often in short stories/novels these days, especially in the West. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMORY POLICE A conspicuously gifted writerTo read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state tinged with a nightmare, and her stories. ![]() It is not loud, and there are no occasions of extraneous exploitation or gore. This stories in this book are definitely dark but they are a subtle, gentle, almost minimal brand of darkness. The re-listen value of the book is huge because of this – you'll definitely want to go back and see if you can discern any of these connections that you may have missed the first time. ![]() ![]() The book is comprised of several short stories that stand strong on their own, but are also intertwined in the most beautiful, delicate way. I first bought this book a few years ago thinking its stories would fall more in the horror/thriller genre (which I listen to almost exclusively), but they instead depict more of a subtle, delicate, yet unrelenting unease. Its not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book and one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of. This is the only book that I keep in my phone's Audible library at all times. ![]()
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