Audition by Ryū Murakami
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Straight thriller here.

Of course, my jaded ass tends to want to find morals and divine retribution in things, almost as if this was some kind of Korean horror film, but no. Our MC is just *slightly* unethical in how he goes about his attempt to find a new wife. The fact that he turns out to be a relatively decent guy and how he comes mostly clean (even if not really) isn't an obvious automatic condemnation. Indeed, he just seems lonely and rather lost most of the time.

The true hardcore aspect of this novel is pretty simple: the twist. The normal trope is switched around. Women are usually stalked. In this regard, the novel truly stands out as a sweet piece of transgression from the norm.

No, it's not Lady Vengeance, but it's great for a role reversal.



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