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A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
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This book is incredibly imaginative and has vibrant, colourful characters I enjoyed. However, I feel like Haruki Murakami added many layers of meaning to this book and if so, they elude me. If there is an underlying meaning to this book, I can't tell you what the heck it is. Or maybe there is no underlying meaning. Maybe it's just a magical story and my brain always wants there to be something more.
For the most part,A Wild Sheep Chase is an enjoyable story and I'll probably go back and read the first in the series. However, there were some parts that really dragged, preventing me from giving this 5 stars.
For the most part,A Wild Sheep Chase is an enjoyable story and I'll probably go back and read the first in the series. However, there were some parts that really dragged, preventing me from giving this 5 stars.
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November 9, 2019
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November 9, 2019
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February 10, 2020
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February 14, 2020
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February 14, 2020
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February 14, 2020
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Nov 10, 2019 05:35PM
Yay! Hope you love it (or at least find it intriguingly bad?). 💖
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Intriguingly bad! Love it, Lori!
Sometimes concrete meanings are all I can handle. Hazy, meandering journeys can drag.
Nice observations Jenna ......... I’ve read three Haruki Murakami novels and love the strange worlds/ atmosphere he creates.
Judith wrote: "Sometimes concrete meanings are all I can handle. Hazy, meandering journeys can drag."Sometimes I love hazy, meandering journeys... other times they drive me insane(r)!
Richard wrote: "Nice observations Jenna ......... I’ve read three Haruki Murakami novels and love the strange worlds/ atmosphere he creates."Do you have a favourite that you've read, Richard? I'd like to give him another try sometime.
Lovely review, Jenna. I think you might be right in your assumption there are no underlaying meanings. Haven't read this Murakami, but I think that might be quite so! And that is just fine!
Great review, Jenna :)) I haven't read anything by Murakami, even with no meaning, a magical story sounds great :)
Hanneke wrote: "Lovely review, Jenna. I think you might be right in your assumption there are no underlaying meanings. Haven't read this Murakami, but I think that might be quite so! And that is just fine!"You're right, it's fine if there is no underlying meaning. I think my brain is always looking even when there's no reason to!
Beata wrote: "Great review, Jenna :)) I haven't read anything by Murakami, even with no meaning, a magical story sounds great :)"He is really beloved by a lot of readers and I can see why with how creative he is, at least in this book, Beata.
Paula wrote: "Splendid review, Jenna!"Thank you, Paula ;)
I know the feeling of a story with an underlying meaning that I don’t grasp. Although in my case it’s always me, lol. The fact you still enjoyed it so much is a testament to the skill of the author. Nicely reviewed Jenna.
JanB wrote: "I know the feeling of a story with an underlying meaning that I don’t grasp. Although in my case it’s always me, lol. The fact you still enjoyed it so much is a testament to the skill of the author..."Thank you, Jan :)
Jenna, I just go along for the ride with Murakami - the meaning is elusive!
Well put, Lisa! Often that seems to be the only sensible attitude when reading Murakami! Personally, I loved those talking cats in 'Kafka on the Shore'. Made total sense!
Lisa wrote: "Jenna, I just go along for the ride with Murakami - the meaning is elusive!"I think that's probably the best way to go with Murakami, at least judging from this book, Lisa!
And now I know you read this one first. Yay! I agree this one is more layered and even more inscrutable than Dance Dance Dance so I just let it wash over me and didn't even try to put it into coherent words in my review LOL. 💃💃💃
Lori wrote: "And now I know you read this one first. Yay! I agree this one is more layered and even more inscrutable than Dance Dance Dance so I just let it wash over me and didn't even try to put it into coher..."At least I'm not the only one! I'm really looking forward to Book One now.....
Jenna wrote: "Lori wrote: "And now I know you read this one first. Yay! I agree this one is more layered and even more inscrutable than Dance Dance Dance so I just let it wash over me and didn't even try to put coher..."At least I'm not the only one! I'm really looking forward to Book One now........"
When I read them the first two hadn't been published here so I've never felt a desire to go back -- but if you love them that will change for sure if you give it a great review 💃📚🐑💗
Lori, I was planning to start it next but just got another library hold....hopefully soon I'll jump back in Murakami's strange world!
Jenna wrote: "Lori, I was planning to start it next but just got another library hold....hopefully soon I'll jump back in Murakami's strange world!"Looking forward to your review. Strange world may be right tone for strange world, I'd like to read "Wind-Up" this summer :)
Or maybe the underlying meaning is unique for each reader because it is created in the interaction between the narrative and the reader.
Can I assume you've read some of his others like "1Q84", "Norwegian Wood" "Killing Commendatore" etc? If not, you owe it to yourself to add them
Roxanna wrote: "Or maybe the underlying meaning is unique for each reader because it is created in the interaction between the narrative and the reader."Very astute observation, Roxanna, and I'm sure there is more than a little truth in it!
Jonathan wrote: "Can I assume you've read some of his others like "1Q84", "Norwegian Wood" "Killing Commendatore" etc? If not, you owe it to yourself to add them"I believe this was my first Murakami, Jonathan. I've read several more since then but have not yet read the three you listed. They are on my tbr list though!
Donno if it matters to you but the 3 rat books are the first 3 books Murakami published. I found them all to be less than all that, but very clear markers of what he will write.
Phrodrick wrote: "Donno if it matters to you but the 3 rat books are the first 3 books Murakami published. I found them all to be less than all that, but very clear markers of what he will write."Yes, I know that now. I think this was the first one I read. I read the other Rat books but out of order - and I think I'm glad I did. I'm also glad I read this series first because they are inferior to his later works and I'd have been very disappointed had I read them after Norwegian Wood or another of my favorites.
