Title: weaving new fairytales with the mundane
Review: murakami almost wrote a flawless novel in A WILD SHEEP CHASE. the typical murakami elements were there: a centralized character confused, but yet accepting of their own mediocrity. throw in some telepathic supporting cast, a mythical/mystical creature that supercedes space and time, and the sound of one hand clapping. it's the latter zen-like quality that takes murakami's craft above other modern day cult writers like amis and welsh. but in this book, i found that the quiet, reflective qualities helped create its biggest weakness: scale. maybe i am too used to western literature's climax. but i felt that the peak was a little too close to the end of the book. still, 4 out of 5 is damn good. i will read it again.
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