Audition -

Ryu Murakami

W.W. Norton & Company

2010

192 páginas

6h 24m

ISBN-10: 039333841X

In this gloriously over-the-top tale, Aoyama, a widower who has lived alone with his son ever since his wife died seven years before, finally decides it is time to remarry. Since Aoyama is a bit rusty when it comes to dating, a filmmaker friend proposes that, in order to attract the perfect wife, they do a casting call for a movie they don’t intend to produce. As the résumés pile up, only one of the applicants catches Aoyama’s attention—Yamasaki Asami—a striking young former ballerina with a mysterious past. Blinded by his instant and total infatuation, Aoyama is too late in discovering that she is a far cry from the innocent young woman he imagines her to be. The novel’s fast-paced, thriller conclusion doesn’t spare the reader as Yamasaki takes off her angelic mask and reveals what lies beneath.

Resenhas (5)

2.5 (Razoável)

She’s either a saint or a monster

Audition é um slow burn que prioriza um ótimo desenvolvimento da atmosfera e de seus personagens, para que no final entregue de forma intensa, um pouco apressada talvez, gore e muita violência. Leitura fácil e rápida, porém aconselharia olhar listas de possíveis trigger warnings.