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獸之夢
薄井在商場奮鬥幾十年，終於在公司占有一席之地，卻意外涉入社長的性騷擾風波。為了升遷不得不協助善後的薄井，也不是什麼正人君子，早有妻小的他長年與情婦交往，在職場上也積極尋找新對象。
周旋於女職員之間調查案件時，他也頻頻透露侵犯女職員的黑暗欲望以及沉浸在利益遊戲的快感。同時，已經邁入婚姻的他，依然從情婦身上感受到年輕勃發的性欲。當他們的關係被妻子發現之後，薄井卻又不願離婚，告別陪伴已久的伴侶。而母親逝世後留下的一筆遺產，又引起薄井爭奪的野心。職場霸凌、性騷擾、權力鬥爭、利益遊戲……一步步讓薄井逐漸顯露自己的真實面目與動物本能。
正當他身陷職場利益與情愛欲望的深淵，妻子在家中迎來了一位來歷不明的「解夢師」，據說只要按照夢境的內容改變生活，就能獲得永遠的幸福。
然而，解夢師訴說的夢境就像一把利刃，劃開了薄井試圖掩蓋的瘡疤。他迄今為止努力維持的職場地位，靠謊言編織起來的假面生活，都在瞬間瓦解崩塌，原本光鮮奪目的人生彷彿一輛煞車失靈的列車，只能任憑不斷向前滾動的輪子，將他帶往一無所有的彼方……
周旋於女職員之間調查案件時，他也頻頻透露侵犯女職員的黑暗欲望以及沉浸在利益遊戲的快感。同時，已經邁入婚姻的他，依然從情婦身上感受到年輕勃發的性欲。當他們的關係被妻子發現之後，薄井卻又不願離婚，告別陪伴已久的伴侶。而母親逝世後留下的一筆遺產，又引起薄井爭奪的野心。職場霸凌、性騷擾、權力鬥爭、利益遊戲……一步步讓薄井逐漸顯露自己的真實面目與動物本能。
正當他身陷職場利益與情愛欲望的深淵，妻子在家中迎來了一位來歷不明的「解夢師」，據說只要按照夢境的內容改變生活，就能獲得永遠的幸福。
然而，解夢師訴說的夢境就像一把利刃，劃開了薄井試圖掩蓋的瘡疤。他迄今為止努力維持的職場地位，靠謊言編織起來的假面生活，都在瞬間瓦解崩塌，原本光鮮奪目的人生彷彿一輛煞車失靈的列車，只能任憑不斷向前滾動的輪子，將他帶往一無所有的彼方……
384 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 2016
About the author
Natsuo Kirino
94 books2,974 followersNATSUO KIRINO (桐野夏生), born in 1951 in Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) was an active and spirited child brought up between her two brothers, one being six years older and the other five years younger than her. Kirino's father, being an architect, took the family to many cities, and Kirino spent her youth in Sendai, Sapporo, and finally settled in Tokyo when she was fourteen, which is where she has been residing since. Kirino showed glimpses of her talent as a writer in her early stages—she was a child with great deal of curiosity, and also a child who could completely immerse herself in her own unique world of imagination.
After completing her law degree, Kirino worked in various fields before becoming a fictional writer; including scheduling and organizing films to be shown in a movie theater, and working as an editor and writer for a magazine publication. She got married to her present husband when she turned twenty-four, and began writing professionally, after giving birth to her daughter, at age thirty. However, it was not until Kirino was forty-one that she made her major debut. Since then, she has written thirteen full-length novels and three volumes of collective short stories, which are highly acclaimed for her intriguingly intelligent plot development and character portrayal, and her unique perspective of Japanese society after the collapse of the economic bubble.
Today, Kirino continues to enthusiastically write in a range of interesting genres. Her smash hit novel OUT (Kodansha, 1997) became the first work to be translated into English and other languages. OUT was also nominated for the 2004 MWA Edgar Allan Poe Award in the Best Novel Category, which made Kirino the first Japanese writer to be nominated for this major literary award. Her other works are now under way to be translated and published around the world.
After completing her law degree, Kirino worked in various fields before becoming a fictional writer; including scheduling and organizing films to be shown in a movie theater, and working as an editor and writer for a magazine publication. She got married to her present husband when she turned twenty-four, and began writing professionally, after giving birth to her daughter, at age thirty. However, it was not until Kirino was forty-one that she made her major debut. Since then, she has written thirteen full-length novels and three volumes of collective short stories, which are highly acclaimed for her intriguingly intelligent plot development and character portrayal, and her unique perspective of Japanese society after the collapse of the economic bubble.
Today, Kirino continues to enthusiastically write in a range of interesting genres. Her smash hit novel OUT (Kodansha, 1997) became the first work to be translated into English and other languages. OUT was also nominated for the 2004 MWA Edgar Allan Poe Award in the Best Novel Category, which made Kirino the first Japanese writer to be nominated for this major literary award. Her other works are now under way to be translated and published around the world.
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August 24, 2021
明明不是推理小說，但我卻用一種前所未見又非比尋常的速度看完了。還熬了一夜，行屍走肉了一天。
故事圍繞在中年男子薄井的身上。他隨著時間的推進，漸漸地變得越來越淒慘。不得不說，薄井是個非常討人厭的中年男人。是個慾望極重，非常不討喜的主角。他長年和比他小十三歲的美優子搞外遇，還覬覦公司比他小二十歲的朝川。時常把妻子、情人和想要得到的女人拿來做比較。言行舉止和想法都非常的猥瑣噁心。
薄井的人格隨著公司裡發生了事件和薄井的母親去世後變得更差勁。他不止貪色，在公司是個搖擺不定的牆頭草，到最後甚至因為分不到遺產而銷毀母親的遺書。
而把他逼入絕境的除了接二連三的噩運之外，還有他妻子請回來的「解夢師」青峰老師。她大概真的能解夢，但其實就算她不行也不會阻礙故事發展。反正故事裡的每一個人都顯露出他們最糟一面。除了薄井的二兒子翔之外，大家好像都是惡人。
反正到最後薄井他失去所有他一直努力維持和想要的一切。他的末路大概就是孤獨終老吧？
其實，這樣一本全員惡人又太現實的書並不是會讓我一頁接著一頁翻閱的故事。但作者描述薄井婚外情的心理和行為卻讓我有點…好奇？執著？反正我在非常有限的閒暇時光，不惜犧牲睡眠也給她嗑完了。
然後這是第二次讀這個作家的書，果然還是一片的昏暗啊。
故事圍繞在中年男子薄井的身上。他隨著時間的推進，漸漸地變得越來越淒慘。不得不說，薄井是個非常討人厭的中年男人。是個慾望極重，非常不討喜的主角。他長年和比他小十三歲的美優子搞外遇，還覬覦公司比他小二十歲的朝川。時常把妻子、情人和想要得到的女人拿來做比較。言行舉止和想法都非常的猥瑣噁心。
薄井的人格隨著公司裡發生了事件和薄井的母親去世後變得更差勁。他不止貪色，在公司是個搖擺不定的牆頭草，到最後甚至因為分不到遺產而銷毀母親的遺書。
而把他逼入絕境的除了接二連三的噩運之外，還有他妻子請回來的「解夢師」青峰老師。她大概真的能解夢，但其實就算她不行也不會阻礙故事發展。反正故事裡的每一個人都顯露出他們最糟一面。除了薄井的二兒子翔之外，大家好像都是惡人。
反正到最後薄井他失去所有他一直努力維持和想要的一切。他的末路大概就是孤獨終老吧？
其實，這樣一本全員惡人又太現實的書並不是會讓我一頁接著一頁翻閱的故事。但作者描述薄井婚外情的心理和行為卻讓我有點…好奇？執著？反正我在非常有限的閒暇時光，不惜犧牲睡眠也給她嗑完了。
然後這是第二次讀這個作家的書，果然還是一片的昏暗啊。
October 30, 2026
Not gonna lie, 獸之夢 made me rethink my whole relationship with "networking." Kirino, Natsuo argues that the best professional relationships grow out of being useful and curious, not out of collecting business cards and handing out LinkedIn requests. Half-baked in spots, since it skips over how awkward that feels for introverts, but the chapter on follow-ups got me thinking about every stiff "let's grab coffee sometime" email I've ever sent. You might not love every tip, but it definitely forces you to rethink how fake most of your small talk really is.
October 30, 2026
Not gonna lie, I rolled my eyes at the hype around 猿の見る夢, then caught myself quoting it to coworkers. Kirino, Natsuo has a way of phrasing things that sticks in your head whether you like it or not. It's a bit repetitive past the halfway point. Good for quote collectors, skip if you hate a book making a point twice.
November 9, 2021
狡猾又猥瑣的薄井，跟長峰這個犀利角色構成了微妙的制衡關係。在世俗的日常之下窺見人性底層的卑劣和狹隘，桐野夏生所描繪的就是那個令人無法安身的世界。
August 8, 2023
猥琐男这种难以喘息地日子，再来几百页也没问题👌
June 6, 2025
A good read.
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October 29, 2026很无聊的题材，但莫名地挺好看。可能是需要分散注意力。
November 3, 2026
Reading 獸之夢 left me with one core realization: Natsuo Kirino knows that true independence starts the second you stop asking authority for permission.
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