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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
"And that's how we become men without women"
Very enjoyable read. I'll be dropping quotes below
Very enjoyable read. I'll be dropping quotes below
Not the best of his work, not the worst either.
It's quite easy to become Men Without Women. You love a woman deeply, and then she goes off somewhere. That's all it takes.
I could have read this book in one sitting, but I wouldn't have wanted to. Haruki Murakami writes so well that it leaves me a little breathless. I don't want to rush through even as I'm wanting to devour it. I enjoyed every story. I love that there is both beauty and humor (because let's face it - humor is beautiful, isn't it?). I love the blurred lines between reality and fantasy and not having the "answer" thrown in my face. Sometimes I like to believe what I want to believe.
...I've finally experienced what the poet felt. The deep sense of loss after you've met a woman you love, have made love, then said goodbye. Like you're suffocating. The same emotion hasn't changed at all in a thousand years.
Having a girl break her brand-new eraser in two and give me half was extraordinary. Like handing over a dozen old barns to a gigantic tornado.
5 I-Can't-Wait-to-Read-More-Murakami-and-Already-Ordered-Four-of-His-Books Stars
I could have read this book in one sitting, but I wouldn't have wanted to. Haruki Murakami writes so well that it leaves me a little breathless. I don't want to rush through even as I'm wanting to devour it. I enjoyed every story. I love that there is both beauty and humor (because let's face it - humor is beautiful, isn't it?). I love the blurred lines between reality and fantasy and not having the "answer" thrown in my face. Sometimes I like to believe what I want to believe.
...I've finally experienced what the poet felt. The deep sense of loss after you've met a woman you love, have made love, then said goodbye. Like you're suffocating. The same emotion hasn't changed at all in a thousand years.
Having a girl break her brand-new eraser in two and give me half was extraordinary. Like handing over a dozen old barns to a gigantic tornado.
5 I-Can't-Wait-to-Read-More-Murakami-and-Already-Ordered-Four-of-His-Books Stars
Really enjoyed this book. Really fun short stories about romance that were also surprisingly varied. I thought about half of these were awesome and the other half wasn't as good. However the stories are all quick enough reads that you never get tired of the story. Lots to think about and I appreciated the melancholy of these stories.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I like Murakami, I like the way he writes, I like how he writes about it and the way he tells stories but I will quite literally never be able to understand the way he talks about sex and women. dislike.
3.5
Lettura interessante (storie originali e che non mancano di fantasia, ma questo non sorprende) con diverse interpretazioni del soggetto femminile e di come un uomo reagisce alla perdita di esso. Come altri suoi libri ha una trama molto metaforica e sfuggente (che non è per forza una caratteristica negativa). Evocativo.
Forse uno dei libri di Murakami che ho letto finora (Norwegian wood e kafka sulla spiaggia) che oggettifica meno le donne. Rimane comunque la fissazione per il sesso e i genitali (non che ne sia scandalizzata).
Che questa lettura sia più significativa agli occhi di un lettore uomo?
Lettura interessante (storie originali e che non mancano di fantasia, ma questo non sorprende) con diverse interpretazioni del soggetto femminile e di come un uomo reagisce alla perdita di esso. Come altri suoi libri ha una trama molto metaforica e sfuggente (che non è per forza una caratteristica negativa). Evocativo.
Forse uno dei libri di Murakami che ho letto finora (Norwegian wood e kafka sulla spiaggia) che oggettifica meno le donne. Rimane comunque la fissazione per il sesso e i genitali (non che ne sia scandalizzata).
Che questa lettura sia più significativa agli occhi di un lettore uomo?
It wasn’t really for me, I liked the first three stories then really struggled with the rest