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adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
These stories embody the taut weirdness Murakami is known for. Brief meditations of love, sexuality, and death typify these stories not unlike moments gleaned in his novels. For obvious reasons, the 1995 Kobe earthquake looms large in all of them, but it isn't overwrought. There's an element of exploratory mourning here, an attempt to circle and move through grief by defamiliarising its mundanity. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. "Honey Pie," "UFO in Kushiro," and "Landscape with Flat Iron" standout to me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Body horror
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