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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A Classic Murakami with magical realism
Did not appreciate the way this guy writes women, especially ones with “lesbian” tendencies. Just super odd and unsettling writing style, that is not a compliment.
Take a shot every time Murakami mentions pubic hair
Idk about this one guys, like it was contemporary but the plot twist to multiple versions of reality kinda came out of no where and was never really resolved. It reminded me of Gatsby through the way it was told and the hindsight the narrator had, but hmmmm not convinced this was that good
Idk about this one guys, like it was contemporary but the plot twist to multiple versions of reality kinda came out of no where and was never really resolved. It reminded me of Gatsby through the way it was told and the hindsight the narrator had, but hmmmm not convinced this was that good
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Murakami. Surreal, symbolic, tones of references, and captivating.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved the characters in this book. What is the life you might have lived? Does it exist? Can you cross over?
Ler este livro foi como sonhar de olhos abertos. Não foi sobre a escrita ou sobre a história, mas sobre os sentimentos e o desconcerto que me proporcionou. Foi a primeira vez que li Murakami, mas certamente não a última.
Perfectly illustrated the cycle of romantic rejection and the inevitable suffering as a consequence. The writing was beautiful but I would have appreciated if the tangents in the book would amalgamate into more elaborate and compelleing clues which would help the audience empirically identify what happened to Sumire. But I guess the intention of the book was not to be a mystery or thriller, rather a contemporary story about three loveless individuals. The ending is quite cryptic but I believe that Sumire comitted suicide partly due to Miu's rejection and partly due to her failure in becoming a sucessful novelist. K seems to also have comitted suicide in the last scene in hopes of 'crossing a bridge' to meet Sumire in the after life/ another life as he is unable to continue living without her. Murakami probably wrote this ending to further convey the concept of unrequited love and cycle of tragedy caused by it.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Como siempre: me encantan los libros de Murakami! y como siempre, el final te deja pensando...