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| Plot Summary of Underground |
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"Haruki Murakami's 'Underground' tells the stories of individuals affected by the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway by an extreme religious group. Murakami approaches each of the individual attacks geographically, placing the stories of the victims and the protagonists in chapters based upon the line that was attacked. The story of an attacker will sit next to the story of a subway worker, which will then be followed by an account by a businessman.
It could be argued that Murakami has merely transcribed the words of the interviewees, and thus deserves little praise for this book. However, Murakami's main strength is that he has allowed the Japanese people to speak for themselves, and his restraint in adding his own opinion deserves merit. And somehow, Underground transcends the events it describes, and gives us a compelling insight into how modern Japanese view their country and the direction they are heading in. "
Robert Symes, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 20th century
History of disaster/tragedy?
Yes
Kind of disaster:
- terrorist attack
Nationality?
- Japanese
Subjects of this Historical Account
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- Asiatic
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Smart
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- religious leader(s)
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Nationality?
- Japanese
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- Asiatic
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Neutral
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Japan
Big City?
Yes
Style
How much gore?
- 1 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 7 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- thoughtful
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses mostly on history of key players
How much romance?
- 1 ()
Historical short story collection?
Yes
Minor characters feature lots of:
- businessmen
Is this a kid's book?
- Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
Length of book
- 150-200 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 7 ()
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