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thegreatworkbegins 's review for:
BEASTARS, Vol. 1
by Paru Itagaki
Anthropomorphised animal stories are usually easily split into two categories. One where the animals act exactly like humans and only look different. Two where its an unsubtle and usually badly done metaphor for something.
Interestingly this is neither. The animals are clearly animals and there doesn't seem to be an obvious metaphor the author is working from. Its too nebulous for that.
I think one of the really clever things with this is the fact that it starts with the murder and therefore you spend the whole time reading it trying to piece together from the clues who it is. But since you've only just been introduced to the world and the characters, your opinions on them and your suspicions are often based on the in world biases of the characters rather than any real evidence. This means that the reader's experience mirrors that of the characters within the novel.
Interestingly this is neither. The animals are clearly animals and there doesn't seem to be an obvious metaphor the author is working from. Its too nebulous for that.
I think one of the really clever things with this is the fact that it starts with the murder and therefore you spend the whole time reading it trying to piece together from the clues who it is. But since you've only just been introduced to the world and the characters, your opinions on them and your suspicions are often based on the in world biases of the characters rather than any real evidence. This means that the reader's experience mirrors that of the characters within the novel.