Desire by Haruki Murakami

557 reviews for:

Desire

Haruki Murakami

3.78 AVERAGE

jackystea's review

4.0
inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

liashinigami's review

3.5
funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cinnamon_girl9's review against another edition

4.0
It's all about Desire.

usernamemustbeunique's review

5.0
I loved reading this collection and would recommend it to anyone looking to get to know HM’s work.

makayla_muir's review

3.75
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
I had a much more enjoyable time with this collection than I was expecting. I like Murakami's writing style (which I was not expecting), and got absolutely sucked into the little world's he created in each and every story. The absolute stand out for me is 'Samsa in Love' - I think it's one of the most charming, beguiling, mysterious, addicting short stories I have ever read. I reckon I'll think about this one (and the others) often and want to revisit them. 

dushi's review

3.5
emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alanffm's review

2.0
A collection of five short stories by Haruki Murakami. These short works are vaguely bound by the theme of desire and, with the exception of the last story, were not terribly interesting. I think readers are better off reading the original works these short stories come from. They are more complete and contain a greater variety of Murakami's writings and styles.

max77's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

myiifeiibrary's review

3.5
  • the second bakery attack 4⭐️
  • on seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful april morning 3⭐️
  • birthday girl 5⭐️
  • samsa in love 3⭐️
  • a folklore for my generation 3⭐️

alexgreenough's review

4.0
reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No