In no way I’m trying to blame the author for the trauma and pain he went through , but from infidelity to engaging three women in double suicide attempt , lets just agree on the fact that the author was very very emotionally and mentally unwell . For him to go on and write a book and express his ideas and story through the protagonist , it features pretty messed up things . As much as I liked the depiction of pain and sadness through a twisted and unique mindset ,the book isnt even that well written but then again i read the english translation. But this book is literally a suicide note in the most loud yet discreet manner . It’s haunting and visceral. I just dont understand how people consider it to be a masterpiece is beyond my sanity . Maybe its the author’s real life story that makes me utterly biased but honestly I dont know what to feel .
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Lemme know what you guys felt while reading this book and why you guys like it
by Accomplished-Oil-314
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You just described basically all the reasons it’s praised? It’s meant to be haunting and to portray trauma + suffering.
As for the writing itself/prose, I haven’t checked for this specific translation but my experience with Japanese -> English translations is they’re almost always terribly dry.