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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Še sama ne vem zakaj sem prebral celih 700 strani tega, knjiga bi bila lahko še enkrat krajša glede na to, da se notri ne zgodi skoraj nič in se na koncu protagonist vrne k življenju na popolnoma istih tirnicah kot na začetku knjige. Notri je bilo preveč ponavljanja že objasnjenih stvari, hkrati pa delčki magičnega realizma tako značilni za murakamija name niso naredili nobenega vtisa. Nič ni bilo objasnjeno, med branjem knjige se mi je ustvarilo toliko vprašanj in ko je bilo samo še 30 strani do konca knjige, izvedeli pa nismo odgovora na niti eno stvar, ki se je zgodila, sem popolnoma obupala, da bom knjigi sploh lahko dala več kot 2 zvezdici. Popolna potrata časa. Tudi v ostalih njegovih delih so concerning Murakami stvari (npr. obupni ženski liki in podrobni sex scenes brez smisla...), toda skoraj sem nehala brat knjigo vsakič ko je 13.!! lestnica omenjala, kako majhne prsi ima in da komaj čaka, da zrastejo. Konec mi že tako ali tako ni všeč, ker se basically nič ne zgodi in ne razumem kaj je sploh bil razlog celotne zgodbe in potovanja protagonista, toda po večih letih ga pokliče ta sedaj ne več 13.letno dekle in mu vzhičeno razlaga, kako so ji prsi zrasle. To je preveč še zame, katerekoli interakcije med protagonistom in njo so mi bile tako neprijetne. Da ne omenjam tega, kako ga je spominjala na mrtvo mlajšo sestro in protagonist je (več kot enkrat) opisoval kako dobro se spominja sestrinih majhnih prsi. Ne. Murakami prosim nehaj. Po tem kako slabo je bilo tole bom verjetno rabila nekaj časa, preden preberem še kakšno njegovo knjigo.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War
Not my favorite Murakami novel. I feel like the book was stalling a lot, and the pacing is very erratic. It is possible I just did not fully understand the themes throughout the book, as I am sure there is a lot of hidden symbolism there that evaded me.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Svårt att ge sin favoförfattare färre än 5 stjärnor.
En tavla som en allegori för en opera. En idé och en metafor som materialiserar sig ur tavlan. Addera en grop i marken, referenser till musik, sprit och litteratur. Resultatet blir en bra bok av Murakami.
En tavla som en allegori för en opera. En idé och en metafor som materialiserar sig ur tavlan. Addera en grop i marken, referenser till musik, sprit och litteratur. Resultatet blir en bra bok av Murakami.
Being well into Murakami's bibliography I don't love the stories as much as I did the first few I read. This was a longer read (nowhere near 1Q84 but a 28 hour audiobook is nothing to sneeze at) and it get slow at times but for a Murakami fan, entirely worth it.
The story starts off with an intriguing no-faced man and a portrait painter which sounds as mysterious as Hard Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World with some thriller elements, but this story does not become that until about the last quarter of the book. The prose is pretty simple, right in line with Murakami's other works. As to weather or not that is a good thing, I still don't quite know. I was lulled into the world, the ongoings of a painter in a cabin in the woods with his rotating cast of friends. There is enough mystery and intrigue to keep the story worth reading but what kept me interested in this book the whole way through was the side characters more than the main character. I'd recommend this book to get sucked into and enjoy the world but I wouldn't give anyone the impression of literary greatness.
The story starts off with an intriguing no-faced man and a portrait painter which sounds as mysterious as Hard Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World with some thriller elements, but this story does not become that until about the last quarter of the book. The prose is pretty simple, right in line with Murakami's other works. As to weather or not that is a good thing, I still don't quite know. I was lulled into the world, the ongoings of a painter in a cabin in the woods with his rotating cast of friends. There is enough mystery and intrigue to keep the story worth reading but what kept me interested in this book the whole way through was the side characters more than the main character. I'd recommend this book to get sucked into and enjoy the world but I wouldn't give anyone the impression of literary greatness.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes