Wild Sheep: Page 0: Links & Notions

[Andrew, Wound Up]

This topic should have NO spoilers. Feel free to discuss your preconceptions/notions about the book here. Also, open discussion of:

* The cover:




I'll be making categories for chapter sets soon. The official start date for reading is April 1st (no fooling).

A Wild Sheep Chase e-book purchase links:

Kindle: amazon.com:

A Wild Sheep Chase (Currently $11.99)


Nook: barnesandnoble.com:

A Wild Sheep Chase (Currently $11.99)

[Andrew, Wound Up]

I love Murakami and I'm ready to dive into another one of his novels.

My passion for Murakami is partially driven by his ability to capture a magic or surrealism in each of his novels.

I will admit that I am feeling a bit creeped out as I try to look at some details in these sheep filled covers. You could have a Where's Waldo game with this collection. Covers with no sheep? (I count two, and one more with just a piece of wool). My favorite may be the multi colored sheep with stars on the blue sections).

If a person were given this collection of book covers would they even recognize them all as the same book? What type of book would they think it is? These covers are individually evocative of horror, drama, gumshoe/mystery, science fiction, and bizarro novels.

[Michelle, Overrun By Pets]

I am overwhelmed by the number of covers for this book. I have the first book cover listed, it looks classic and doesn't seem to give away too much of the story.

The creepiest by far to me is the 3rd row, 6th in with the man holding up a sheep mask or sheep head on a stick, I have a strong visceral reaction against it.

There are two covers that appeal to me in a pop-culture way. My favorite is 2nd row, 6th in. It reminds me of modern pop art and Andy Warhol. It is a funky cross between the shape of a sheep and the colors of a parrot. I also quite like the cover 2nd row, 8th in. It is Hitchcockian in nature and I just love me some Alfred Hitchcock.

I didn't spend a lot of time perusing all of the covers, so I may have missed some gems.

I have to admit that I have been a bit hesitant to read Haruki Murakami because my husband is an uber-fan and I'm concerned I won't be as passionate about it. Although I am not one for reading reviews in advance, I do normally read those reviews that are included in the book itself. I noted the reference to Thomas Pynchon in two of the book reviews. I have read both Mason and Dixon and V., so maybe I will be prepared to read Murakami after all. I really liked the review from The New Yorker and the review from Harper's Bazaar.