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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
3.5 Really good at points, top tier Murakami at moments, but kinda drags, strangely repetitive as if recapping its own story (not sure if written that way or a translation thing), and the ending is a little meh, but enjoyable overall.
I don’t know if I’ve just outgrown Murakami, who was once without a doubt my favourite author, but the stilted prose, lacklustre characters and constant, deeply creepy physical descriptions of underage girls made this one of the worst things I’ve read in a long time.
Murakami can be a creepy old dude at times, and in this book he writes about the breast of a 13 year old girl in lengths. But only Murakami is Murakami, the rest of the story is solid. Yeah, the main character is a bit bland as usual, but the supporting cast is strong. However, the supernatural elements of the novel was a bit on the weak side IMO. Therefore I cannot really give this 5 stars. It may even be on the edge to three stars.
To jest książka tak bardzo o niczym, że bardziej się chyba nie da. Na 700 stron, 600 to głównie powtórzenia około 20 tych samych zdań, tylko w różnych konwencjach gramatycznych.
Pretty classic Murakami, except that it's extremely long.
Para mí leer a Murakami siempre es maravilloso. Este libro no es la excepción, pero es diferente. Hubo momentos en que la tensión que sentía me parecía más propia de un relato de terror, que otra cosa. No recuerdo haber leído nada por el estilo de este autor (ni en "1Q84") y fue especialmente interesante. Hay algunas partes que me recordaron, si no estoy equivocado, a "El Pájaro que da Cuerda al Mundo", pero nada que me causara tedio.
This didn't feel like Murakami to me. It felt like a weak imitation. For the first quarter, I thought maybe the translation was this issue, but when I found that the translator is the same as nearly every other book, it was no longer a potential culprit.
Killing Commendatore had all of the elements I like in Murakami's works. Unfortunately they were presented in equal measure of being either watered down or needlessly condensed. It lacked the finesse that I have come to expect. The plot could have been interesting if it had been handled as deftly as I expected. Very disappointing.
Killing Commendatore had all of the elements I like in Murakami's works. Unfortunately they were presented in equal measure of being either watered down or needlessly condensed. It lacked the finesse that I have come to expect. The plot could have been interesting if it had been handled as deftly as I expected. Very disappointing.
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel like someone pretended to be Murakami and wrote this book using the worst interpretations of Murakami symbols and terrible translations of said symbols. I gave up after the narrator described a woman he had a sexual encounter with as having something along the lines of an excellent vagina. Are you kidding?
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes