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Ooh so close. This is like Misery

Im gonna bet none of it will matter. All this narrative only for him to die right? It's a bit abrupt! But we shall see

Wut

Ok so the dream must have some significance. Or is it aoyama's imagination of what amani was going through as a child or smth

Pretty descriptive sex memory. Tho in this case it seems warranted. I guess he wants us to feel the longing.

Ok so he told her how he feels. She ran away. They reconciled. He's now being told by a trusted source, someone who liked his wife, that she's either a monster or a saint. Obviously it must be monster, but as far as we see, it's all justified and explicable by trauma or something. We shall see

This guy. Something bad's gonna happen to him. She's too eager.

Someone cut off Shibata's feet. "At leas the rumor had nothing to do with Yamasaki Asami." What do you call it where the reader knows more than the protagonist? It's like watching a car crash in slow motion lol

Foreshadowing no doubt. She gon be some kinda crazy!

It's possible though that this murakami enjoys putting in about "sex workers." From this one as well as the In the Miso Soup, there's this matter-of-factly vibe about sex workers. Maybe it's a Japanese thing?