A review by conquixote
The Ruined Map by Kōbō Abe

3.0

I hated this book at first and the frankly incessant noting of details only insane people would notice, but as it veers away from the traditional detective tropes and becomes more of a psychological examination of the main character, it really picks up. I’m just sad that this quite good and interesting ending requires getting through around 230 pages of pointless dialogue and laborious fact-dumping!