I loved the second volume as much as the first one, it’s crazy to think that all the short stories of ZOO are, without exception, equally fascinating. My favourite ones were 血液を探せ!and 神の言葉, but I loved them all.
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- 週刊文春ミステリーベスト10 · 2003 · #8
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The last story was much shorter than I thought… and so strange too!
I finished the short story 落ちる飛行機の中で, I loved it!
I’m tempted to read the last one too, because it’s very short, but I’ll keep it for tomorrow instead.
I finished 神の言葉, another incredibly fascinating story. It’s kind of scary to think that someone can write so many unique yet equally impactful stories.
I really loved this one, the end was so striking and terrifying too… But what I loved the most is the protagonist, it was such an interesting character, not just his personality and how it made him struggle, but that he was aware of it.
I read Closet, this short story was really brilliant! I loved it so so much.
I read the second story 冷たい森の白い家, such a fascinating, strange and sad story…
I finished the first short story 血液を探せ!and this one was so funny. Not just humouristic elements that make you smile, but actually so funny I was laughing almost the entire time. And the end was so great too!
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There were only two character names in 神の言葉, so I’m not doing a character list. Even for Closet it was not really necessary.
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いっそのこと世界に自分しか存在しなければこのような苦しみは生まれなかっただろう。他人という存在が僕は恐ろしかった。人にこびへつらっている自分の汚い行動も原因はそこにあると思われた。嫌われるのも見下されるのも軽蔑されるのも耐えがたい苦痛であり、それらから逃げ出すために僕は醜い動物を心に飼っているのだ。他人というものが世界におらず、自分ひとりなら、どんなに気が楽になるだろう。
いや、自分の姿が他人の目に映ってしまうのがいけないのだ。だれかが僕を見て苦笑しあるいは失望するのがいけないのだ。それならば世界中のすべての人間から自分の姿を消すにはどうしたらよいのかを考える。