I don't get Killing Commendatore at all
Out of all the books I read in my life, I hate to say it, but this might be the one I like the least. It is very repetitive and the main character was boring and it just didn't really speak to me. I can't explain why I didn't like it that much in detail and argue my case because it has been 2 years since I finished it and my memory is hazy. However, recently I have been reading Dance Dance Dance (I am at page 200 so no spoilers please, I also did not read the prequel novel) and it made me think a lot about Killing Commendatore again (even though it isn't the last Murakami book I finished). The sheep man and his pitiful character made me think about Commendatores sacrifice and it being seemingly for nought because to me, it didn't really seem to me like Menshiki would harm Mariye. I get that he is a mysterious character where his motivations are uncler and he doesn't seem to know what he wants to do with her either but was there ever a threat of him molesting her or something? TBH, the main character expresses more creepy traits than Menshiki towards Mariye, but obviously, he wasn't a threat to her. Also, what was the signficiance of Mariye's (adoptive) father's ties to the cult, there are more prominent cult stuff in 1Q84 too, but I don't remember the significance in Killing Commednatore at all. Also, not only did it seem like the narrator risked both himself and sacrificed the commendatore as well (although he was a willing sacrifice) it seems like it did more harm than good because it seemed to have caused the affair partner's daughter to fall in to a dep depression, a completely innocent girl with a seemingly bright future was sacrificed (unknowingly by the narrator) just so what, Menshiki wouldn't be surprised by Mariye in his house, i dont remember Menshiki being that bad a guy. Do any of Murakami's other novels touch on this bedbound character? If I am wrong on the details please lmk