A review by pranphetamine
Audition by Ryū Murakami

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

A slow build with enjoyable writing. It felt like reading a screenplay. The ending was…a lot. It all happened so quickly and I was left feeling uncomfortable and confused. I think if
things weren’t so abrupt at the end and it unraveled a little more, or if she had more dialogue about her motive
, then this would’ve been a higher rating for me. This isn’t for everyone (I heard the film adaptation also left many feeling very disturbed), but definitely an effective horror book nonetheless.
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