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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars
my initial reaction to the end of this book was 'what the actual FUCK'. if you're reading this and expecting to have a concrete, certain and clear ending then i advise you choose another book.
murakami has a writing to die for; i'm certain he could make even the most boring things interesting and the most pointless scenes make sense. i was so enamoured with it, i often failed to notice sputnik's sweetheart biggest flaw and strength: its vague, open narrative towards its second half.
it reminded me of those poems you've surely studied at least once in your student life in a literature class, one with no definite answer, no official interpretation. much like those, you can't surrender, can't cling to anything in order to actually explain what truly happens (the interviews from the author do not help - in fact, i have the feeling not even he has an answer). to some, these sort of spread out, torn narratives are good, for others not so much. i'm okay, as long as they're interesting and well written to say the least, which was the case here.
ps:
my initial reaction to the end of this book was 'what the actual FUCK'. if you're reading this and expecting to have a concrete, certain and clear ending then i advise you choose another book.
murakami has a writing to die for; i'm certain he could make even the most boring things interesting and the most pointless scenes make sense. i was so enamoured with it, i often failed to notice sputnik's sweetheart biggest flaw and strength: its vague, open narrative towards its second half.
it reminded me of those poems you've surely studied at least once in your student life in a literature class, one with no definite answer, no official interpretation. much like those, you can't surrender, can't cling to anything in order to actually explain what truly happens (the interviews from the author do not help - in fact, i have the feeling not even he has an answer). to some, these sort of spread out, torn narratives are good, for others not so much. i'm okay, as long as they're interesting and well written to say the least, which was the case here.
ps:
Spoiler
murakami, pls, quit believing that women don't wear panties, ok? ok :)
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
nostalgic undeserved 5 stars for my emotional support lesbian milf romance written by a man from the perspective of a straight man mc <3 i do what i want and i will not be accepting criticism
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
it's been a while since i read a book from the 90s (let alone a male writer in the 90s) so i'd forgotten how prevalent "man pines after manic pixie dream girl" stories were 🤪 there was some interesting parts about miu and sumire's journey together but i wish i had been experiencing their feelings through their eyes and not a male gaze. alas! not a bad book overall but 25 year old male narrators are not my thing- if it wasn't so short and counting towards my library's summer reading program i probably would have DNFed it lol