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Interesting mystery roaming around Tokyo & Japan. Very neon lights smoking cigarettes in the rain at night sad lonely lo-fi type vibes. Writer is great at turns of phrase and would often get me thinking. However, the book is rather pessimistic and functions often like a dream world, which can be cool but was sometimes unsatisfying. The ending was also unsatisfying to me.
As with most Murakami, it's confusing and weird, which is precisely what makes it fun to read.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Typical Murakami, lovely writing and mysterious coincidence.
This was simply BORING, and I’m saying that as someone who have read three other books by murakami, one of which is Norwegian Wood which I loved the other two are prequels to this and even though they are considered to be the boring part of the trilogy I’ve found this to be way more difficult to read and I had to push myself just to get from 60% to 70% but I can’t do it anymore. I have to admit that the premise is interesting but it’s simply moving way too slow for me to give a shit. Oh and the characters are as interesting as slice of white bread, there’s a woman with magical ears in here and somehow it’s still boring.
Absurdism and existentialism — does the ‘wild sheep chase’ represent the search for meaning?
Πρώτα απ' όλα να ευχαριστήσω πάρα πάρα πολύ την αγαπημένη μου φίλη Νένε που μου έκανε δώρο αυτό το υπέροχο βιβλίο! Δεν θα πω πολλά για αυτό γιατί αγαπώ πολύ τον Μουρακάμι, τα βιβλία του ασκούν μια ιδιαίτερη γοητεία πάνω μου και δεν θα είμαι ούτε αντικειμενικός ούτε «νηφάλιος» στην κριτική μου. Απολαύστε το και βυθιστείτε στο όνειρο!
Loneliness wasn’t such a bad feeling. It was like the stillness of the pin oak after the little birds had flown off...
Loneliness wasn’t such a bad feeling. It was like the stillness of the pin oak after the little birds had flown off...