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A review by smalefowles
The Ruined Map by Kōbō Abe
3.0
Okay, I very personally am giving this three stars, because parts of it really became a slog for me, but it's most likely a four star book.
A younger me would have liked it much more--been more patient with its postmodernisms, and accepting of its male fantasies. I would recommend reading it on paper, since I think the kindle marred the reading experience. The ending was more satisfying than I expected, but I had sort of given up by that point.
In any case, a decent example of the sort of thing you'd like if you like that sort of thing.
A younger me would have liked it much more--been more patient with its postmodernisms, and accepting of its male fantasies. I would recommend reading it on paper, since I think the kindle marred the reading experience. The ending was more satisfying than I expected, but I had sort of given up by that point.
In any case, a decent example of the sort of thing you'd like if you like that sort of thing.