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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
Vuelve Murakami con sus relatos donde no pueden faltar los gatos, la música y el sexo. Los siete relatos son muy buenos, como dice la contraportada, todos tienen que ver con las mujeres o la ausencia de ellas en cada uno de los personajes, todos ellos hombres. De los siete, "Sherezade" es mi favorito por su morbo, erotismo y fetichismo. "Kino" es el relato místico que se asemeja más, por todos los elementos que contiene, a sus demás novelas (Crónica del pájaro que da cuerda al mundo, Kafka en la orilla o Baila Baila Baila). "Samsa enamorado", que relata una "metamorfosis kafkiana" es corto pero bueno, lástima que no se desarrolla un poco más.
8/10 : A collection of short, poignant tales, focusing on love, loss & loneliness, told by seven men. There were moments when I paused, finding real perspective in the words, despite no affinity to the characters portraying the wisdom, which is, personally, what I think Murakami does so well.
I am not the targeted audience for these short stories.
There was way too much pressure on women fulfilling something within men. Unsure if this is based on something men truly experience, but either way I don’t want to read about the sexist roles women play inside the mind of men.
There was way too much pressure on women fulfilling something within men. Unsure if this is based on something men truly experience, but either way I don’t want to read about the sexist roles women play inside the mind of men.
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kino & Samsa In Love are the highlights
Great collection of very subtle short stories. Nuanced, small snippets of life…a very compelling read! Will read more from this author!
I was on the second to last story and I thought to myself, "Wow, am I really going to get through an entire Murakami novel without having encountered suicide?" And then I read the last story, which shares its title with the volume, and found it.
Like the other books I've read by this author, they're like character studies, almost. And with the short story format it's even more so. It's not so much plot as a description of a person, in a thought-provoking way that kind of makes you look inside yourself as well.
Like the other books I've read by this author, they're like character studies, almost. And with the short story format it's even more so. It's not so much plot as a description of a person, in a thought-provoking way that kind of makes you look inside yourself as well.
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes