Charmaine Blog Post 1

Having read A Wild Sheep Chase once before, I found that I enjoyed it more the second time around. This pattern often occurs for me when reading Murakami. I think it's because I've let the story sink in after the first reading, and the second time I read it, I could focus more on the details. Now I can recall the details of A Wild Sheep Chase more clearly and can appreciate the story more.

In regards to A Wild Sheep Chase being a hard-boiled fiction, I couldn't really relate to it as a detective novel. However, I found that there were elements of mystery that added to the novel in every detail throughout the plot-line, and I really enjoyed the feeling of mystery that this brought. I think that the combination of mystery and magical-surrealism in Murakami's novels are my favorite aspects of his novels, as they set him distinctly apart from other contemporary writers.