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3.78 AVERAGE
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i love coming back to these short stories..love is a hunger and i want to rob the mcdonald’s with my lover
Good collection of Murakami's short stories. I enjoyed after the quake more, but "a prehistory of late-stage capitalism" and "the second Baker attack" we're incredible in this. The loose theme of desire connected stories such as a young couple robbing a McDonald's or a man passing a perfect girl on the street and made this collection particularly interesting. "When it was all over, the king and his retainers burst out laughing".
3,5 Stars.
This was my first book by Murakami and if you're thinking about giving him a try, I think this is a good way to start.
I really liked the author's style, even though I found it kind of hard at first. This book includes five shot stories about love, lust, desire...
The first one was my least favorite, I thought this author wasn't for me. To me, it leaked of meaning, it was like... so random. I don't know, I didn't understand it.
But the rest were fine. The one about the girl who believes in magic was probably my favorite. Followed by the one inspired in Kafka. I liked the story better this way, better than the original one.
Easy and fast to read, I recommend it if you want to try something different but don't have much time.
This was my first book by Murakami and if you're thinking about giving him a try, I think this is a good way to start.
I really liked the author's style, even though I found it kind of hard at first. This book includes five shot stories about love, lust, desire...
The first one was my least favorite, I thought this author wasn't for me. To me, it leaked of meaning, it was like... so random. I don't know, I didn't understand it.
But the rest were fine. The one about the girl who believes in magic was probably my favorite. Followed by the one inspired in Kafka. I liked the story better this way, better than the original one.
Easy and fast to read, I recommend it if you want to try something different but don't have much time.