From: miles@gnu.org   
      
   Ping Kuo  writes:   
   > you are not an observer just listening to his narrative, you became   
   > part of his world, no, you became "him", and the roller coaster ride   
   > is how Otsuichi manage to make an impression in your mind w/ his   
   > story, to be blunt, he is playing w/ reader's emotion,   
      
   I guess the thing I like about his stuff is that no matter how unreal   
   the scenario/plot is, the characters' reactions and thoughts seem very   
   realistic.   
      
   If you read bad fiction (e.g., Crichton :-), the characters are   
   typically like puppets acting in absurd ways to further the plot.   
   Otsuichi's characters are the opposite of that, they usually seem to   
   react and think like a real person would (if the situation is absurd,   
   the character thinks so too, and reacts accordingly -- but they don't   
   "disbelieve" to a stupid degree as is common in much fiction).   
      
   It's very refreshing.   
      
   > the slight melancholy touches in the end are always his signature   
   > imprint no matter how the story ended.   
      
   This particular trait seems somewhat common in the Japanese literature   
   I've read.   
      
   -Miles   
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