Murakami: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Invitation to view

[David Morris]

It wasn't enough for me.  His main character is usually in crisis and
depression, and on a quest, which is always a good start.  Lots of teasing
ensues with little depth, and thus shallow resolution, IMHO.

David Morris

On Friday, October 9, 2015, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> His empathy on paper, empathy as a deep theme.....is worthy and unusual.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 9, 2015, at 7:01 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
> My main problem is the tangential throwaway metaphysics. They are either
> silly and shallow or lead nowhere.  I've wondered if maybe it's due to my
> lack of Japanese cultural background.  If so, his archetypes are extremely
> parochial.  And the stories without them aren't compelling.
>
> David
>
> On Friday, October 9, 2015, David Kilroy <thesaintgodard at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','thesaintgodard at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> My main argument against the Chronicle is the cast.  I find them all very
>> difficult to engage with, unlike most other Murakmi I've read.  I realize
>> this is more to do with the culture, set & setting, than anything else.  I
>> exist in a culture actively estranging itself so a story about coming to
>> terms with alienation has to have some emotional texture, some rock in the
>> stream with an irregular surface for me to cling to.
>>
>> Contrariwise, my favorite character in WUBC-- that is, the most clearly
>> embedded in my memory --is Noboru Wataya.  It's his cipherlike nature as an
>> antagonist.  He's a cloudy diamond, of the same water as Brock Vond or
>> Windust.  Could be I'm just a sucker for ambivalent villainy.  Could be
>> that's why I haven't absquatulated from Amerika already...
>>
>
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