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Read more. June 24, Audition is a nearly exact mirror to R. Murakami's Piercing - both with his signature theme of genders and generations at explosive odds. Brutal, illogical desires and acts all stem from their utter inability to understand each other in the disconnection of modern society.

Audition is a little different in that the hate is one-sided. Aoyama never truly grows to hate Asami, I don't believe. Even when he very clearly should and has more than enough reason to. He just doesn't see what she really is, or understand what she wants. Only maybe the last fifth of the book could be considered a thriller, the rest is very much a character drama.

A clean but uneasy surface barely covering up some pulsing, visceral horror that breaks through at the last minute to bad, bad, bad consequences. Audition is a little predictable, especially with its film adaptation being so in famous, but nonetheless a thought-provoking and disturbing read. It's mostly concentrated to the last few chapters, and isn't drawn-out or gratuitous, but felt I should mention it.

Audition is the story of Aoyama, a middle-aged widower of seven years, urged by his teenage son to remarry; the idea is shared by his best friend, Yoshikawa, with whom Aoyama produced documentaries for Tokyo television. Yoshikawa urges Aoyama to hold auditions for leading actresses - to offer them roles in a film, but in reality to find a suitable wife for Aoyama. Although initially reluctant, Aoyama ultimately gives in - and when he sees one of the candidates, the 24 year old Yamasaki Asami, he is completely smitten; he cannot get her out of his mind, and quickly arranges a date.

What follow is a slow romance between the older Aoyama and younger Asami. Although at the beginning Aoyama is not entirely sympathetic - he admits to cheating on his wife multiple times, and despite doubts goes along with Yoshikawa's audition plans - he ultimately emerges as a likable figure: a widower who reminisces about the "old days" and women he knew then; he was was married for a long time, and feels no connection to or interest in most women he encounters, being able to see them only through the lens of his wife.

He obviously loves his son, Shige, and cares for their dog. Although Aoyama is fascinated by Asami shown clearly to border and even cross into obsession, he also obviously genuinely cares about her, and wants to make her his wife. Aoyama devotes time and attention to Asami, who responds in kind; she is clearly receptive to his affection, and seems to need it as much as he wants to give it.

When Yoshikawa warns him that something is not quite right about Asami, he turns him down; he is completely devoted to her, and can only think about her. They spend time together, and even though he still knows very little about her, she begins to open to him, eventually confessing intimate details from her past; Aoyama is touched, and continues to be devoted to Asami, planning to introduce her to his friends and son.

But then it all goes terribly wrong. The hints are there, but they are very few and after the end seem almost nonsensical; what happens jumps at the reader like a jack out of a box, unexpected and unwelcome.

The final pages literally turn the novel around on its head purely for the sake of doing so, making a sympathetic character completely repulsive for no reason other than visceral shock; the ending sections are well written, but just don't fit as a part of a coherent whole. The end is very sudden and plain silly. The book was adapted into a movie which was well received, and a became a cult classic; I have not seen it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wouldn't actually turn out better than the book, which is too short, too underdeveloped and ultimately too forgettable to be given proper attention.

View all 16 comments. This is a feminist splatter novel written by a male author from the perspective of a misogynistic protagonist - and boy, does this text kick ass!

Our main character Aoyama, a widower who works as a documentary film maker, is searching for a new wife, and his buddy comes up with a plan to stage a movie casting which, you guessed it, actually serves as a means to check out potential wives. Aoyama chooses Asami, a former ballerina, and becomes obsessed with her, projecting all of his ideas of a per This is a feminist splatter novel written by a male author from the perspective of a misogynistic protagonist - and boy, does this text kick ass!

Aoyama chooses Asami, a former ballerina, and becomes obsessed with her, projecting all of his ideas of a perfect woman onto her - while his friend and his son already sense that Asami might follow her own agenda, playing into Aoyama's expectations for her very own reasons, the widower decides to trust the young woman While Aoyama feels safe in his conservative worldview that commodifies women and wishes them to be demure, Asami is traumatized by past events that she suffered at the hands of a man who used his power against her.

Will she shatter what the documentary film maker declares to be reality? A brief warning, I will not be discussing the actual events of the novel at least without a spoiler tag other than a general plot description, but it is impossible to discuss this book without some spoilers in terms of tone.

If you want to know nothing going in, consider yourself warned. Dear reader, please while reading the following paragraph, imagine it in the cheesiest movie trailer voice you can. Thank you. Now get ready for a new sort of romantic comedy! Meet Aoyama, a widower with a missing place in his heart. One day though, he gets a wacky idea!

An audition to find a new wife. Enter Yamasaki Asami, the perfect girl of his dreams… but will a relationship based on a lie work? Now that I think about it, is it even a spoiler to discuss the ending of this one? The most terrifying aspect is that the foreshadowing is everywhere view spoiler [Seriously, count how many times characters complain about a pain in their leg or see someone with a limp. Even knowing what was coming, the last 20 pages or so are quite horrific. Hell, the entire novel is a bit of a challenge.

Touches like that show that Miike, despite being known for some of the more outrageous films in recent Japanese cinema, is actually a thoughtful and talented filmmaker. The prose is fairly simple though that could be the translation? View all 12 comments. I read a lot of horror but Ryu Murakami is one of the few writers that actually scare the hell out of me His gift is in writing characters you care about and then exposes them as a horrifying nightmare. In fact they rarely appear evil until the last part of the book when Murakami breaks all the rules and grosses you out.

Audition builds slowly, is actually kind of sweet, but he lets off little hints that something is not right. In this short novel, the I read a lot of horror but Ryu Murakami is one of the few writers that actually scare the hell out of me In this short novel, the build-up is the point and the inevitably violent end does not let you down.

The author sees terror in the most innocent events which is what makes his books so disturbing. Yes, Ryu Murakami is one hell of a writer but if by some weird event I get invited over to his house I think I'll pass. I loved the movie. The book is not as disturbing as the film. I think that compared to the movie the book is kinda vanilla. Asami deserved better. Don't me. Like yas queen take revenge.

Torture all the lying men. Aoyama is lowkey a weirdo that wants a manic pixie dream girl. Boy who the fuck holds ''fake'' film auditions in order to find a girlfriend?

Ugh get butchered. Asami is kinda underdeveloped bu ''We're not in the age of Peace and Love anymore. Asami is kinda underdeveloped but whatever. Paralyse me u mysterious psychotic bitch. Going to rewatch the movie. I will say that I never saw the movie based on this, and genuinely went into it without any idea of what the story was going to fully be about.

I honestly couldn't stop reading it, and by the time you even realize that you are going to be traumatized, it's already too late. Would I read it again?

View all 11 comments. This does for dating what Jaws did for swimming. I believe it technically qualifies as a novella but it reads faster that most short stories. Everything was going fine This does for dating what Jaws did for swimming. Everything was going fine for a couple hours and then - WHAM!

It sledgehammered my soul. Fair warning. Some of you in my horror circle have this on your TBR list you know who you are. I advise that you remove it immediately for the sake of your own humanity. Part of me wants to unread what I read. I feel hollow and damaged. For those who ignore my advice and insist on reading it, there is a bright side. Forget the movie if you've seen it. This is more about the writing than the story. Dude can write. Feb 06, John Mauro rated it liked it.

This book is a pyschothriller splatterfest. His best friend and son want to help him move on and find happiness with someone new. What could possibly go wrong with this plan? Yes, the setup for this book is ridiculous and has no literary value.

That being said, the plot is well-pace This book is a pyschothriller splatterfest. That being said, the plot is well-paced and the story is hard to put down. Despite its flaws, "Audition" is still an entertaining thrill ride. Just make sure you are in the mood for gratuitous gore. There is also apparently a movie version, although I haven't seen it. View all 3 comments. Yup, turns out the book is creepy as shit, too.

View all 4 comments. Mar 22, Brian rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Rob Zombie and one enraged woman. Shelves: asian , read I saw the movie first so this little book held few surprises for me.

The pace was perfect The movie actually contained more story content with additional scenes. The book had more explicit sex, a good thing, and the rough stuff was more intense than the screen version, another good thing. No kiri kiri kiri kiri in the book, a bad thing As expected the book was deeply disturbing and graphic so made for a nice, light read. What I like about Ryu is his perverse, twisted imagination His characters are always fresh, psychotic and have a tendency to carry sharp pointed objects wherever they go.

Moral of the story: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is Ryu is one of my favorites. He even creeped-out Rob Zombie Movie responses: Rob Zombie found the film very difficult to watch, given its grisly content and one enraged woman viewer confronted Miike the director by shouting at him: "You're evil! It's creepier. Jul 08, Michael Sorbello rated it really liked it Shelves: horror-books , all-book-reviews , dark-books , classic-horror.

At the suggestion of his son Shige, retired filmmaker Aoyama decides to get back into the dating game after living as a lonely widower for seven years.

A lot has changed since Aoyama was a young lad, however. Society, culture and gender roles have shifted dramatically and he's having trouble adapting to the times. They create At the suggestion of his son Shige, retired filmmaker Aoyama decides to get back into the dating game after living as a lonely widower for seven years. They create a series of auditions to narrow down potential candidates based on the outdated expectations Aoyama seeks in a romantic partner, eventually finding the submissive and dreamlike girl of his wildest fantasies in Yamasaki Asami.

He develops an obsessive fascination with the girl who seems too perfect in every possible way. Aosama soon learns that if someone seems too good to be true, they just might be. A masterpiece of suspense with extremely flawed characters, unapologetically harsh social commentary on the dark side of Japan and a bleak outlook on romantic relationships in the modern world.

While the protagonist and antagonist relationship is made obvious from the beginning, the subtlety and nuance of their underlying personality flaws and their glaring lack of self awareness caused by obsession create some extremely tense conversations that gradually lead the story into a direction that was always darker than it initially appeared to be.

Based on Aoyama's method of attracting a new mate, it's not hard to see that his morals are a tad screwy. Unsurprisingly, using such underhanded tactics to prey on the emotions of impressionable people tends to have negative consequences. There's something wrong with the setup of the romance-to-be and there's plenty of red flags that aren't easy to ignore.

All the clues are hidden within the personality flaws of the characters. While there was a lot of build up to the ending and it was pretty damn gruesome, there were certain elements of it that could've been handled a bit better. While I do think the crazy ending could've been handled better, I still think the book is great overall and serves as a fantastic character drama. Was going to give it five stars, but the final chapter left me a bit unsatisfied.

Well…what appeared to be a good idea to Aoyama at the time, turned out to be his worst nightmare instead. I had an idea of what was going to go down in this one and was buckled down for much trauma. Should have buckled down a wee harder, I guess. That entire scene was horrifying. I should have listened to my friend Eleven. View all 9 comments.

What could, in this bizarre mix of The Bachelor meets Pop Idol , possibly go wrong? Apparently, not much at first. Aoyama, our lonely widower, is quickly smitten with one of the applicants, a young woman named Yamasaki Asami. Think about this: A seemingly down to earth, middle aged man, respected and a good father to a teenage boy all of a sudden gets bitten by the insta!

Those close to him are rather suspicious and tell him to keep it cool and see how it works out - but Aoyama won't have any of it. He's in love. He's in lust. He's addicted. Such a storyline offers a lot of clicheed pitfalls, but Murakami avoids them with ease. He describes Aoyama's fast decline into the world of overromanticising if not, in a way fetishising the woman he loves, lives and longs for in a way that, somehow, makes sense - it really feels like the several first steps of a severe addiction.

And deep down, Aoyama knows it's all over the top, yet he can't help it - he's like the fly stuck in a glass of syrup, paddling not for his life but to get more of that sweet, deadly fluid.