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gabrielrobartes's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't come to this with huge expectations but it turned out to be a touching, deeply felt collection. Closer (for the most part) to the plangent melancholy of Norwegian Wood with the notable exception of the weird-fest that is 'Superfrog Saves Tokyo'. Delightful. (Read on a Eurostar at one sitting).
esdina16's review against another edition
4.0
Al gelezen. Drie van de zes verhalen zijn geweldig. Kikker redt Tokyo is mijn favoriet geworden. Ufo in Kushiro en Honingkoekjes zijn heel leuk. :D
perrymadeleine4's review against another edition
4.0
murakami writes some seriously good characters! i really liked Frog and the business with the bear and the salmon (i didnt really get the metaphor though).
pawswithprose's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
aidonz's review against another edition
4.0
Great collection of stories that appear to be blueprints for later novels (Kafka, 1Q84). Proves that Murakami can be succinct but chooses not to be in full length novels. I'd say 5 out of 6 of these stories we're excellent, with one falling short.
spie_'s review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rickwren's review against another edition
5.0
Mesmerizing. These are a series of lilting simple interconnected stories centered on the idea of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Each story has a central character that in the Murakami tradition is slightly out of control of his life's situations, but flowing with and through them. It's magic realism in Japan. Almost fantasy, but completely believable.
The man whose wife left him and he has to deliver a package to a coworker's sister in Hokkaido where he finds a woman who wants to seduce him. How does this happen? In a Murakami story, it happens, and it's exquisite.
An older artist who works in the medium of driftwood bonfires. I think this might be one of my new favorite short stories. I can see the flow and movement of fire as it becomes what it is meant to be.
A man searches for his father and finds dancing in a baseball field to be his path to peace. It sounds weird when I write it, but it worked.
I don't even know what Thailand was about, but the characters engaged me, brought me into their lives.
And Superfrog Saves Tokyo is a straight up fantasy - real or not, it's a fun ride.
The man whose wife left him and he has to deliver a package to a coworker's sister in Hokkaido where he finds a woman who wants to seduce him. How does this happen? In a Murakami story, it happens, and it's exquisite.
An older artist who works in the medium of driftwood bonfires. I think this might be one of my new favorite short stories. I can see the flow and movement of fire as it becomes what it is meant to be.
A man searches for his father and finds dancing in a baseball field to be his path to peace. It sounds weird when I write it, but it worked.
I don't even know what Thailand was about, but the characters engaged me, brought me into their lives.
And Superfrog Saves Tokyo is a straight up fantasy - real or not, it's a fun ride.
audiobebop's review against another edition
3.0
Not Murakami's best collection of stories but I really enjoyed the first and last stories.