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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
After Dark dives into similar themes as two other books of him that I've read, The Wind up Bird Chronicle, and Killing Commandatore. We are in between the real world and the world of dreams, floating back and fourth. It atmospheric, it's eerie, it's ephemeral. Yet After dark does not manage to evoke the same kind of immersion as the other two books. Maybe the length has something to do with it?
It feels like this book is part one of a longer story that Murakami never completed and that leaves me disappointed.
It feels like this book is part one of a longer story that Murakami never completed and that leaves me disappointed.
Really liked it, left things look kinda completely unfinished but I didn't mind too much. One of those books you end up reading essays on afterwards. A different kinda style to Murakami's usual, but still with the usual hallmarks of an original (cats yes, but no holes in the ground this time). It was curiously diverting and I loved the characters. 4 stars
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
I’ve resisted giving it 5 stars solely because it isn’t my favourite Murakami, but it’s still got everything you want. It’s shorter than most of his novels so would probably be a good entry point, it’s a comprehensive introduction to his style whilst not being as tangential and uncanny as some of the best known tales.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
medium-paced