Various Versions of Myself
"Seishokuki" (Reproduction Record) — Finally available on Audible!
"Seishokuki," a title that is a bit embarrassing to say out loud.
This is a novel and innovative book that you can now listen to, shining with Ryo Asai's characteristic humorous and sharp perspective, piercing the heart with questions about "reproduction," "diversity," "the difficulty of living," and "social justice."
Seishokuki
By Ryo Asai
The latest full-length novel, three and a half years after "Seiyoku" (Desire).
Naonari, who works in the general affairs department of an appliance manufacturer, comes to a mass retailer in Shinjuku with a colleague as two individual organisms.
Not to buy a body composition monitor, but to consume their lifespan efficiently.
This book is a collection of character strings that perhaps no one has ever read before, from the perspective of the XX residing in such a human male organism.
By Ryo Asai
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✻Synopsis✻
The protagonist is Naonari, a 33-year-old man working in the general affairs department of an appliance manufacturer. The story begins with him going to a popular store in Shinjuku with a colleague to buy a body composition monitor.
The most distinctive feature is the narrator's perspective; Naonari's "reproductive instinct" (the male perspective) tells the story.
Naonari, who struggles to live a mediocre and "normal" life, feels uncomfortable with society's "productivity," "efficiency," and the "taken-for-granted" nature of heterosexuality and marriage, and also feels the difficulty of living as a minority.
Eventually, he faces his own and society's values, questioning, "Why are homosexuals and single people denied?" and "What meaning is there in not being able to leave descendants?"
◆Impressions◆
Who would have imagined that the story would progress from the "perspective of the XX residing in a human male organism"? I was bewildered, thinking, "Where am I focusing my perspective to read this right now?" but I was gradually drawn into the unique tension that becomes addictive.
Naonari's struggle to become "normal" and the difficulty of living for modern people who are tossed about by the "efficiency" and "productivity" of companies and society are realistically depicted.
Furthermore, the development that sways between technology and philosophy makes you think. And, Ryo Asai's characteristic surprises and sharp social insights are woven in with an exquisite balance, leaving a mysterious aftertaste that makes you want to ask yourself questions repeatedly while chuckling.
In conclusion, by reading this book, you can face "various versions of yourself."
Regardless of the title, the story, depicted from an unprecedented perspective, has allowed me to think more positively about "ease of living" myself.
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