Reviews - Ten zuiden van de grens

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Ten zuiden van de grens

Haruki Murakami

3.67 AVERAGE

sikeithpo's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucas_rue's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dimasbooks's review against another edition

2.25

maybe i was too obsessed with a wild sheep chase i didnt find this book interesting

rocco_don_chabbabs's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sebastienk's review against another edition

4.0

There's a special sort of secret shame reserved for a twenty-something year-old who has never read Murakami. After years of hearing about how amazing his writing was, I decided to take the plunge with "South of the Border, West of the Sun". I was not disappointed.

I was pleasantly surprised with the frankness of the language, the understated way he paints everyday life and the realism of the characters. The novel kept me engaged up until the very end and once there, left me feeling like something unknown was missing from my own life. I'm not sure if this feeling was pleasant or not, hence the four stars. Looking forward to checking out his other works.

kainara's review against another edition

5.0

I read some Murakami's book and I love them all. Especially for this book, it's my personal favorite by far.

I'm a single child myself. Somehow I could totally relate with the description that Murakami wrote here, about the thoughts and feelings that a single child would have. I could feel the love, the confusion, the pain. I can understand the thought, the feeling and all the bothering questions.

The story itself is actually very simple. But somehow it resonated so much to myself. I think because it's so simple it feels right and real. It has all Murakami's formula. So if you're already used to how he describes everything in a beautiful detail, this book won't bore you.