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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Feels a little bit like unsatisfying leftovers.
I started this some time at the end of last year and, since it's so short, I thought I'd just finish it, but now I see I wasn't really missing out on much...
I started this some time at the end of last year and, since it's so short, I thought I'd just finish it, but now I see I wasn't really missing out on much...
Summary - Tanimura works in a coffee shop with his colleague and friend, Kitaru. Kitaru is an unusual character in that he is from Tokyo but has learned to speak the Kansai dialect, he has studied and failed the university entrance exams twice and has since grown more reluctant to study for them. Because of this, Kitaru and Erika, whom he shares a complex relationship with, have chosen not to date until he passes. Kitaru asks Tanimura to go on a date with Erika because she is deserving of a good guy. After the Date Tanimura tells Kitaru to live his dream and do what he wants, he advises him not to let go of Erika but to also follow his own life goals and not reluctantly study for exams since university wasn’t in his interest. Kitaru takes note of this, and soon he embarks on a new life journey that we hope is fitting for him
Thoughts - Upon opening the book, I didn’t find the story as captivating as I was hoping for, this was slightly disappointing. However moving along through the story line, this changed. Murakami’s use of analogies and thought provoking situations are more subtle in this book, but you can find them if you pay attention. There is a beautiful “Moon made of ice” dream that makes my mind ponder! Overall it’s not my favourite Murakami story, but it’s worth a read if you feel as though you’ve been stuck in the same place in life and you’re aching to move onto something new. Perhaps you don’t what to move on, Kitaru was arguable very comfortable where he was, but that comfort led to pain. It’s okay move on and try new things, this book encourages that.
Favourite Quote - “When I thought of how I’d been living, how I’d been approaching life, it was all so trite, so miserably pointless.”
Song recommendation - Coaster - Khalid
Thoughts - Upon opening the book, I didn’t find the story as captivating as I was hoping for, this was slightly disappointing. However moving along through the story line, this changed. Murakami’s use of analogies and thought provoking situations are more subtle in this book, but you can find them if you pay attention. There is a beautiful “Moon made of ice” dream that makes my mind ponder! Overall it’s not my favourite Murakami story, but it’s worth a read if you feel as though you’ve been stuck in the same place in life and you’re aching to move onto something new. Perhaps you don’t what to move on, Kitaru was arguable very comfortable where he was, but that comfort led to pain. It’s okay move on and try new things, this book encourages that.
Favourite Quote - “When I thought of how I’d been living, how I’d been approaching life, it was all so trite, so miserably pointless.”
Song recommendation - Coaster - Khalid