Bethany's Literature of Horror, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi Blog

A Wild Sheep Chase was definitely an interesting read! Although, I thought the story started off slow didn't understand why the book was called A Wild Sheep Chase , I soon couldn't stop reading it and it became very apparent why the book holds that title. Murakami is a very strange author. The way this book is laid out is very different from any other story I've ever read. I thought it was a strange choice to not name any of the characters throughout the entire story. I liked how every part introduced a new character that the narrator had to encounter. The sheep that the narrator ends up looking for is this paranormal-like being that takes on hosts in order to influence them. The novel has a constant theme of identity which is why I'm assuming Murakami didn't give any of the characters names. The sheep would take over characters and then their identity would be challenged if not taken. In the story, the Sheep Professor wonders how much of himself is him and how muc...

I absolutely adored Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire! I found the story so interesting, that after finishing the book, I went and watched the film as well. There were definitely some differences between the film and the novel, but overall I would say that the film was also very good. The idea of lust and sexuality when it comes to vampires is a very interesting topic, especially in the context if this book.  It seems that the main character Louis was homosexual when he was human but this is unclear in the novel and especially unclear in the film. It also seems more obvious that Lestat, the vampire who turned Louis, was bisexual when he was a human. I mention when they were human because from what I can gather from the novel, it seems that once one becomes a vampire there is no longer a need for sexual activity. Vampires lust more after blood or certain feelings but never really for sex. In the beginning, I found it interesting that Loui...

I remember reading this book my sophomore year of high school. I did the audiobook back then and revisited the same audiobook this time around. This story is rather sad and I really felt for Victor throughout the entire story. All the guilt and suffering that he had to deal with because of his creation. Even though Victor really brought it about himself by being a coward and running from his monster time and time again instead of facing the problem. Had Victor actually treated his dealing with the monster in a different way, the outcome of the story would have been completely different. The ending is truly tragic when Victor dies and the monster comes to mourn his creator's death and then commit suicide himself. I think that many people have a relationship in their life that is similar to that of Victor and the monster's. They seemed to hate each other but they were the very reason for each other's existence. I think that in life, while those types of relationships are defi...