In the Tunnel Single eBook Takamichi Okubo
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Haruki is traveling to the vast plains of Hokkaido, Japan, on a lone bus about to enter a three-kilometer-long tunnel. He is grieving for the loss of his wife when the tunnel collapses and traps the bus inside. In the darkness that follows, he manages to fumble out of the bus with the only other survivor, an astute and gentle woman who reminds him of his late wife. Without any light to guide them and with only each other to depend on, they try to escape the stifling darkness and along the way find themselves confronted by their pasts and given their last chance at intimacy, and ultimately, absolution.
A realist story that plays with surreal elements, the tale poses a simple question what is the meaning of hope?
This Single is part of Day One Fiction, a new short-story series by today's best new voices in fiction. Day One stories are sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and always compelling and insightful.
In the Tunnel Single eBook Takamichi Okubo
There are many elements in this story which show promise, but the author isn't quite there yet. I suspect that many folks will immediately latch on to some of the Murakamian similarities- and between the rhythm and the male/female dynamics present in the story, there are quite a few- but regardless of the influence present here, it actually reminds me more of an Isaka Kotaro mystery novel. The prose is sharp and clear, the plot is compelling, and the characters are fully-fleshed, but much of the actual content either lacks subtlety is simply a bit too melodramatic or heavy-handed. This is a very readable piece, and was enjoyable (hence the three stars), but I suspect I would be more interested in the writing of Mr. Okubo a few years down the line, when both his vision and voice have matured into something of their own.I will say, though, that I will likely remember the author's name. Which is not a bad result for a first publication.
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In the Tunnel Single eBook Takamichi Okubo Reviews
When I began reading the story, it took me awhile to understand that the main character was intending to commit suicide. I was hoping that his feelings might be resolved by his chance meeting due to the tunnel collapse with a suicide prevention counselor. It was never really clear whether this was the case and that disappointed me. I found it interesting that a man who began a journey with the intention of committing suicide was later so focused on survival to the point of endangering his life for the chance, but still found the story less engaging than I felt it should be. A fairly interesting, quick read but nothing here that made a lasting impression.
Haruki and Misato have survived a bus crash in a cave and in a remote province. Misato is afraid of the dark and is clutching two black pills to use in a sun lit meadow. Harking is blind, a condition that at first terrified her. Their discussion and their coping in the deep blackness can be considered in layers and strata of meaning. All of them work, from the primary story to the allegories that present themselves. The prose is crisp and engaging. The characters are fully fleshed using the briefest of descriptions. I urge you to read this one.
This single tells the story of a bus that is trapped in a tunnel collapse. The only man left alive in the darkness searches for any sign of other survivors. He eventually finds young woman calling out weakly from one of the seats. They leave the broken bus together and are faced with many problems, the first of which is whether to continue on or go back the way they came.
It is a tremendous story about two flawed characters in a desperate situation. It was both well written and touching. A story which I wholeheartedly recommend, despite a disappointing and somewhat vague ending, which may have been just my desire to see this story continue!
Two people are trapped in absolute darkness after their bus meets an accident midway in a long tunnel. One of them is on the verge of committing suicide, the other works as a councellor for a suicide prevention hotline. Most of the story is in the form of conversations between the two characters as they struggle to get out of the tunnel, filling fast with smoke after the accident and resulting fire/explosion. The author has brilliantly used darkness as a metaphor for the painful past of the survivors. Trapped, injured and with no immediate chance of rescue, there is still hope for them by the end of the story. Real hope - the kind which comes from within.
Takamichi is definitely an author to look out for.
This review is going to seem like a bit of a lament. It's a lament about missed opportunities.
I wish that I could add an half-star to make my rating 3.5 instead of 3 stars, but I can't bring myself to give it 4 stars. The beginning of the story is a 5 star beginning. The middle of the story is a 5 star second act. I was really enjoying it. However, the closer I got to the end, the more my fears were becoming real. This story's ending left me cold. I felt as though I could deeply care about the two central characters in the situation, but by the last page, it felt as though the author didn't care about them anymore and took the easy way out. The irony is that it was a story about people not giving up in the face of adversity, but it feels like the writer gave up. I wanted to see a much stronger resolution.
By the end of the story, I thought maybe I'd been reading a preview for a full-length novel, but I checked and didn't find anything indicating it was a preview.
"In the Tunnel" has a dark setting (the inside of a collapsed tunnel) and dark themes (death and crippling fear). It's a very readable and involving short story in which we witness two characters, a man and a woman who were passengers on an ill-fated bus ride, struggle with both external and internal challenges. As their situation becomes increasingly desperate, we learn more about their pasts, and how their experiences have determined the paths their lives have taken.
"In the Tunnel' is a true page-turner, and the author does a good job of getting the reader to care about the characters. You feel like you're trapped in the crumbling tunnel with them, searching for some way... ANY way... out.
Although the story's action takes place in total darkness, you can see one "surprise" revelation about the woman coming from a mile away. More subtlety in the "clues" could have made it more surprising. And as far as the ending, the author didn't go where I was expecting him to, but then again, you can't always know what's going to happen next, can you? Especially when you're in the dark...
There are many elements in this story which show promise, but the author isn't quite there yet. I suspect that many folks will immediately latch on to some of the Murakamian similarities- and between the rhythm and the male/female dynamics present in the story, there are quite a few- but regardless of the influence present here, it actually reminds me more of an Isaka Kotaro mystery novel. The prose is sharp and clear, the plot is compelling, and the characters are fully-fleshed, but much of the actual content either lacks subtlety is simply a bit too melodramatic or heavy-handed. This is a very readable piece, and was enjoyable (hence the three stars), but I suspect I would be more interested in the writing of Mr. Okubo a few years down the line, when both his vision and voice have matured into something of their own.
I will say, though, that I will likely remember the author's name. Which is not a bad result for a first publication.
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