Reviews

Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

mahovina's review against another edition

5.0

never ceases to amaze me, even though I am finding some worrysome things in it, but alas
my 10th anniversary with one of my favorite books

wojdeg's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

unaan's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

drinkwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

anamslopes_'s review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

hardrockhope's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

althya's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sir_luke_schande's review against another edition

4.0

Dieses Buch hat, wie von Murakami gewohnt, eine tolle Stimmung. Beim Lesen irritiert hingegen, dass er anfangs alles aus Wilde Schafsjagd vergessen zu haben scheint. Kikis Ohren tauchen erst nach der Hälfte, Ratte sogar erst nach dreiviertel des Buches auf. Yukis Ende wird ihr in meinen Augen nicht gerecht.

Trotzdem habe ich das Buch genossen. Murakami schafft es die Belanglosigkeit der meisten menschlichen Interaktionen deutlich zu machen. Dieses Buch mäandert scheinbar ziellos umher und es ist ein Vergnügen dabei zu sein.

melodys_library's review against another edition

2.0

I trudged through 393 pages for what?
There’s a quote within this book that sums up exactly how I feel right now:
“They ought to have sealed the thing in a time capsule marked ‘Late 20th Century Mediocrity’ and buried it somewhere.”

repobi's review against another edition

4.0

Buku ini campuran magical realism, misteri pembunuhan, romansa, ke-Kafka-an (ada bagian yang secara blak-blakan mengikuti The Trial), cerita mid-life crisis, dan sedikit horor. Walaupun begitu, Dance Dance Dance lebih ringan jika dibandingkan novel Murakami lainnya. Di buku ini Murakami juga sudah menemukan zona nyaman dalam gaya penulisannya, yang sampai sekarang masih dipakai dan tentu saja, dikritisi. Saya sempat mencoba mengikuti tren membenci Murakami yang akhir-akhir ini muncul, tapi ternyata saya masih menikmati buku-buku Murakami.