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A review by benrogerswpg
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
3.0
I read this book because the short story, Spinning Gears, was mentioned in the latest Murakami book, [b:First Person Singular: Stories|54614599|First Person Singular Stories|Haruki Murakami|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596716987l/54614599._SY75_.jpg|85211596].
I enjoyed Murakami's massive introduction in this book.
I can really tell Murakami looks up to Akutagawa and has been inspired by his books and stories in his own material.
I found the stories especially strange reads. Very peculiar.
The stories somewhat did remind me of Murakami, but honestly, not nearly as good as the master (Murakami).
A few stores stood out to me, but all-in-all I was fairly disappointed.
3.1/5
I enjoyed Murakami's massive introduction in this book.
I can really tell Murakami looks up to Akutagawa and has been inspired by his books and stories in his own material.
I found the stories especially strange reads. Very peculiar.
The stories somewhat did remind me of Murakami, but honestly, not nearly as good as the master (Murakami).
A few stores stood out to me, but all-in-all I was fairly disappointed.
3.1/5