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A review by books_and_fairy_lights
Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It was... Okay? Or good, maybe?
Honestly I don't know.
I enjoyed reading it. Three small snippets of a man's life. Episodes of the everyday that are both mundane and extraordinary. In that regard it was very much typical of Japanese literature and I liked that aspect. That being said, I also felt like they were a little too normal or a little too "extravagant" or just slightly off one way or another - and that had the effect that this book didn't impact me as much as similar ones have. It likely was the author's intention to give that "off" feeling, building in quite a few elements off surrealism, but it didn't really do it for me this time. I enjoyed reading it but always felt like I was missing something, like I wasn't understanding (or feeling) everything I was supposed to. Maybe that's the case and half the book went over my head, or maybe it just was a silly little book with not a ton hidden meaning/feeling. A mostly enjoyable read in any case.
Honestly I don't know.
I enjoyed reading it. Three small snippets of a man's life. Episodes of the everyday that are both mundane and extraordinary. In that regard it was very much typical of Japanese literature and I liked that aspect. That being said, I also felt like they were a little too normal or a little too "extravagant" or just slightly off one way or another - and that had the effect that this book didn't impact me as much as similar ones have. It likely was the author's intention to give that "off" feeling, building in quite a few elements off surrealism, but it didn't really do it for me this time. I enjoyed reading it but always felt like I was missing something, like I wasn't understanding (or feeling) everything I was supposed to. Maybe that's the case and half the book went over my head, or maybe it just was a silly little book with not a ton hidden meaning/feeling. A mostly enjoyable read in any case.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infertility