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lmaomaidah's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tokisuno's review against another edition
4.0
i don't know what i can even write about this. it's a mind fuck through and through. lots of unnecessary detail which i've heard is the murakami special.
tilda_bernhardt's review against another edition
5.0
”jag är trött på att leva oförmögen att älska någon. jag har inte en enda vän – inte en. och det värsta av allt, jag kan inte ens älska mig själv. varför är det så? varför kan jag inte älska mig själv? det är för att jag inte kan älska någon annan. en person lär sig att älska sig själv genom de enkla handlingarna att älska och bli älskad av någon annan. förstår du vad jag säger? en person som är oförmögen att älska en annan kan inte riktigt älska sig själv.”
”även om vi kunde vända tillbaka, skulle vi förmodligen aldrig hamna där vi började”
”det är trots allt vad världen är: en oändlig kamp av kontrasterande minnen”
”även om vi kunde vända tillbaka, skulle vi förmodligen aldrig hamna där vi började”
”det är trots allt vad världen är: en oändlig kamp av kontrasterande minnen”
yasthil's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second book in the trilogy and I have to say I am mostly disappointed. The premise of this story was so promising. While you learn a bit more about the driving mystery, it takes so long to get anywhere that you start to become bored reading it.
Some parts are very interesting and you get sucked in only for that plot line to be split over 8 chapters interspersed with another characters story. It breaks the flow and cuts the intrigue.
Finally as you start getting to the end of the book it picks up pace a bit but you don’t actually learn anything. Yet again you are left with an unresolved story. The book doesn’t have an ending so much as it just ends. I suspect Book 3 does not bring much resolution, and from reviews I’ve read it seems to be an even worse slog to get through.
The first two books could have easily been edited down by half. I’ve given it 3 stars because the writing is mostly good (minus the poorly written women), but honestly it doesn’t deserve more than 2.5.
It is unlikely that I will read Book 3.
Some parts are very interesting and you get sucked in only for that plot line to be split over 8 chapters interspersed with another characters story. It breaks the flow and cuts the intrigue.
Finally as you start getting to the end of the book it picks up pace a bit but you don’t actually learn anything. Yet again you are left with an unresolved story. The book doesn’t have an ending so much as it just ends. I suspect Book 3 does not bring much resolution, and from reviews I’ve read it seems to be an even worse slog to get through.
The first two books could have easily been edited down by half. I’ve given it 3 stars because the writing is mostly good (minus the poorly written women), but honestly it doesn’t deserve more than 2.5.
It is unlikely that I will read Book 3.
bookeen_la_rouquine's review against another edition
3.0
beaucoup mieux que le premier tome...on en apprend davantage, on a quelques réponses. j'enchaîne avec le 3 pour connaître le fin mot de l'histoire
siri1618's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
martynov94's review
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75