A review by sebby_reads
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

3.0

So, this is my last book of 2018. It had been on my nightstand for months. I read first few chapters and left it there as I busied myself with other tasks. I even finished reading other books including Murakami’s new book. I only began to resume it yesterday and the pace picked up slowly at first, then found its momentum near the half of the story. It has an intriguing story about the events of a man in search for a sheep in far off place. Who would have thought, the photo of a flock sheep against a mountain view used in an advertisement for travel agency could bring such an adventurous journey? My interest grew when he actually went off to look for the sheep. I think the protagonist found a little bit of himself as he searched for a certain sheep throughout the journey. I especially enjoyed reading the last few chapters and I love, love, love how it ends.

I found it less appealing to read than other Murakami’s books I had read. I checked when I finished reading it and it wasn’t the translation I get accustomed to by Philip Gabriel and/or Jay Rubin. No surprise the writing seemed a bit off this time., for me at least.