![]() ![]() The Stories of Ibis is also an interesting book to analyze using a feminist perspective. Is the setting a dystopia or an utopia? Better yet, how was this accomplished? Personally, I find the stories themselves to be adequate-nothing that I'd nominate for an award (although I am fond of "Black Hole Diver")-but it's the intermissions that pique my curiosity: how does this story relate to the larger mystery presented in the book, namely the conflict of humans vs. All but the last story is also presented as fiction, allowing for contradictions (which the author himself-through the voice of the character Ibis-points out and is well aware of).Īs a reader, this presentation draws me in. This is also the authorial conceit of Yamamoto: he's able to utilize his stories which are set in different milieus and setting to fit the plot. The intermissions however set the framework for the book, linking seemingly-unrelated stories into a larger, elaborate narrative. If you disregard the former, this could easily be read as a short story collection. Is this book a short story collection or a mosaic novel? The Stories of Ibis is presented such that "intermissions" precede each of Hiroshi Yamamoto's stories. ![]() The first element I'd like to tackle is the format. The Stories of Ibis is one of the more complex books that Haikasoru has released. ![]()
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