A review by jentang
Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami

2.0

I think anyone who might find this novel enjoyable does so simply for the edge factor. This was a grossly uncomfortable read, and essentially just a bad trip the entire way through. I enjoy dark and disturbing literature, but this greatly oversteps my limits. The only beauty I found in anything written here lay in the interactions between Lilly and Ryu, but these were far overshadowed by the plentiful graphic happenings. If you are in the headspace to connect with, find pleasure in, or romanticize anything that goes on in this book, I feel both deeply concerned and sorry for you. Definitely check content warnings before reading; the subject matter's main accomplishment is being offending and perturbing, it seems.