02/21/13

Just doing some more reading on the novel.

Finding out about the abusive history of the Sakigake through Tsubasa, it fuels the Dowager to look more into the Sakigake group. She finds out that abuse is common throughout their daily lives. She then asks Aomame to kill the leader who is the abuser. Aomame meets the leader, whome she finds out to be the father of Fuka-Eri and has telekinesis. Aomame kills him and goes into hiding. The parallel worlds of  Aomame and Tengo start to intertwine. Ushikawa, a private investigator, is hired to follow Tengo to find out about "Air Chrysalis." Ushikawa rents a room in the same apartment building as Tengo. He sets up cameras and finds out that Fuka-Eri has been hiding in Tengo's room. Fuka-Eri leaves Tengo a note, and takes off.

So the book is getting pretty interesting, and I'm not quite sure what to think about it quite just yet. For sure, I am certain it is dystopian because it follows the flow chart of whether a book is dystopian or not.

1) Are all dystopian books as fast paced as this one?
2) Are there always a lot of characters in dystopian novels?
3) Do reading dystopian novels involve a deeper level of thinking as to other genre of books?