A review by hangsawoman
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

5.0

Somehow unsettling, hilarious but steeped throughout in a very deep melancholy. The reader gets the sense of the pointlessness of turning thirty, how life seems to be a series of hunts and chases that end in nothing. It changes from detective novel to conspiracy thriller to an account of loss, all the while remaining thoroughly Murakami in every way--in fact, this seems to be where so many of his motifs and obsessions begin. Ears. Cats. Divorce. One of his best that I've read so far, and, as an aside, if you're looking to start reading him then this could be one of your best bets.