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 .
Lemme know what you guys felt while reading this book and why you guys like it
You know how people are obsessed with True Crime podcasts/shows and various serial killers like Jeffery Dahmer?
It’s sort of like that, except in book format. Yes OP, people actually WANT to read about how fucked up and terrible a person can get.
In fact, I’ve found that more than a handful of Japanese classics are about people having a Bad Time, and people seem to love reading them. And on the American side of things, The Great Gatsby is a story of terrible people doing arguably terrible things.