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All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

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rosalux's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is a brilliant depiction of the loneliness that encapsulates life in modernity.
How difficult it is to not be a zombie; how hard it is to make friends and keep them; how excruciating to be vulnerable and expose your soft underside to a cold and uncaring world.

Yet, it’s worth it (in brief random spurts).

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ivansensacional's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense 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

2.0

This was a difficult one. While in general I enjoyed the book, I feel it tries to be more seriously than it should.

First of all, a lot of stuff dont really add to the plot. Halfway trough it, we learn that the protagonist was a used when she was a teenager. Its important but doesnt helps at all, Maybe Just shedding a little light about why she doesnt want sex. Or the part when he high School friend shows up of nothing and tells her she and her husband stoppdd having sex. Why include that?

Also, I didnt enjoy the long conversations between caracteres. They barely added anything to the plot and were inssuferable to go trough. If I wanted to read conversations ID read a script.

This could have been a three stars but that end was awful!

Between drunk Hiriji metting the protagonist only to be mean to her, or Mitsuzuka not showing again and revealing he has been lying, it really ruined the sweet aura of the book. I wish I had stopped in the second to Last chapter.

The book goes between cozy and trauma without it really developing either of those. Its an easy read if you dont mind the long conversations but I personally wouldnt go back to it anytime.

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overtsentio's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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kaitguild's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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kristene_chi's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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_toutepetitelune's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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soustrl8's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ugh fuyuko i just wanna give you a big hug you poor thing. the way kawakami writes about the numbness of sadness is so beautiful and authentic. the type of sadness that settles into every experience you have, not created by a specific event but rather the accumulation of disappointment and rejection. i liked the pacing of the story, the reflective moments were somewhat part of the plot so it didn't feel stagnant. definitely gonna read more kawakami books 🤞🏻

didn't like the ending with mitsutsuka tho, wym mans just left bc he was unemployed? felt like all that relationship building was for nothing (or maybe that's the point? idk). also fuck hijiri lmao we brushed past that too fast

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