- Performer: Read By Rupert Degas
- Composer: Murakami Haruki
- Audio CD (July 1 2006)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Audiobook
- Label: Na
- ASIN: B0017SXCXQ
- Other Editions: Hardcover | Paperback | Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Review of the audiobook,
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This review is from: Wild Sheep Chase a (Audio CD)
While reading A Wild Sheep Chase, Rupert Degas played the protagonist, his girlfriend, and the butler's voices quite well. However, when it came to the other characters, his voice became raspy and unbearable to listen to, sort of like Marge Simpson from The Simpsons.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant journey through a strange and wonderful route,
By Isaac (Malaysia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback)
Excellent book by the wonderful Mr Murakami. I've read his "I" series backwards and have finally established a chronology. Though I haven't read "Hear the wind sing", I believe the series starts with that, followed by "Pinball 1973", then "A Wild Sheep Chase" and ending with "Dance Dance Dance". The main character is the nameless "I" who experiences a personal journey of sorts while trying hard to locate an inner touchstone within himself. A Wild Sheep Chase embroils the reader in mad cap chase for the elusive and mystical sheep who inhabits the body of "shells" in order to achieve world domination. How is the hero implicated in all this? If you don't want the story spoilt, stop reading this review now. If you care, read on ... His friend, the Rat, is the last person whom the sheep enters. In order to stop the sheep at all cost from running his life, and later, the world, he kills himself while the sheep is asleep within him. Why does he do it? Because he is too attached to his personal, "weak" human traits, like the smell of of summer, the sound of the sea ... blah, blah, blah ...
3.0 out of 5 stars
Predict! Predict! Predict!,
By Tomoka Takada (U.S.A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback)
A Wild Sheep Chase is a warm-hearted, mysterious, detective story that engages the imagination and elicits conjecture. I think the narration of the story is unique. Haruki Murakami uses a lot of meaningless humor;he brings focus to circumstances or objects that people usually don't pay attention to.He strongly shows isolation, but the way he describes it is not at all gloomy or serious. The story doesn't reveal the answer to the mystery of the sheep easily. I thought I would be able to solve the riddles in the story while reading because Murakami drops many hints. However, as I continued reading, I realized that I still could not have predicted the end. I read it without stopping because of my curiosity. The ending was quite unexpected and desolate. I like the story very much because it was full of suspense, surprise,and shifty turns. I want to read this story again, but in Japanese.I think reading it in the original language is best because the expression and humor will be true to the writer's meaning, which is sometimes lost or compromised in translations. I recommend this book to people who like detective stories, mysteries, and dramas. Also, I think it's better to have a little knowledge of Japan.
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