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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Overall I really liked this collection.
The theme under which they have all been collected, Men Without Women, is a compelling idea and each story really explores the concept from quite different angles. In genre, tone, and style, these stories give a glimpse into what a 'man without a woman' means, especially from the mind of Murakami.
Kino is my favorite story of this collection and I could honestly see myself returning to it again. The deployment of horror was quite surprising to me and I'd love to see if he has explored that genre elsewhere.
Unfortunately I would say the titular story is my least favorite, it truly felt like the only story in which Murakami himself didn't quite grasp what he was wanting to say. It felt like seeing through an unexpected fog, and I feel there was something there left unfinished, and not in a purposeful way.
This has made me excited to venture more into Murakami's work especially his Magical Realism novels.
The theme under which they have all been collected, Men Without Women, is a compelling idea and each story really explores the concept from quite different angles. In genre, tone, and style, these stories give a glimpse into what a 'man without a woman' means, especially from the mind of Murakami.
Kino is my favorite story of this collection and I could honestly see myself returning to it again. The deployment of horror was quite surprising to me and I'd love to see if he has explored that genre elsewhere.
Unfortunately I would say the titular story is my least favorite, it truly felt like the only story in which Murakami himself didn't quite grasp what he was wanting to say. It felt like seeing through an unexpected fog, and I feel there was something there left unfinished, and not in a purposeful way.
This has made me excited to venture more into Murakami's work especially his Magical Realism novels.
Drive My Car, Kino, and Yesterday are the strong standouts of the bunch.
“Words, they felt, could only cheapen the emotions they were feeling.”
“So in the end maybe that’s the challenge: to look inside your own heart as perceptively and seriously as you can, and to make peace with what you find there. If we hope to truly see another person, we have to start by looking within ourselves.”
“Words, they felt, could only cheapen the emotions they were feeling.”
“So in the end maybe that’s the challenge: to look inside your own heart as perceptively and seriously as you can, and to make peace with what you find there. If we hope to truly see another person, we have to start by looking within ourselves.”
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jadi novel ini berisi 8 cerita yg menceritakan tentang para pria yg merasa kesepian selama hidupnya karna ditinggalkan kekasihnya. Atau karena mereka yg sengaja ngejomblo karna ga mau terikat komitmen, ga mau menjalin hubungan baru lg karna trauma karna disakiti sama kekasihnya, dll.
Berkat baca novel ini aku jadi ikut merasakan "gimana sih perasaan cowok yg ditinggalin atau yg milih untuk meninggalkan cewenya?" Aku jg jadi agak tau dan paham gimana cara para cowok (nggak semua) memandang perempuan tuh kayak gimana? Gimana cara berpikir mereka terhadap perempuan? Aku jg menemukan kepribadian dan cara berpikir perempuan yg unik-unik dari buku ini DAN KEBANYAKAN ceritanya pun memang out of the box yaaah... sampe aku bingung kayak "HAH.... kok mereka bisa berpikiran seperti itu?" Anyway, my top 3 stories from this book was Drive My Car, Yesterday, and An Independent Organ.
Berkat baca novel ini aku jadi ikut merasakan "gimana sih perasaan cowok yg ditinggalin atau yg milih untuk meninggalkan cewenya?" Aku jg jadi agak tau dan paham gimana cara para cowok (nggak semua) memandang perempuan tuh kayak gimana? Gimana cara berpikir mereka terhadap perempuan? Aku jg menemukan kepribadian dan cara berpikir perempuan yg unik-unik dari buku ini DAN KEBANYAKAN ceritanya pun memang out of the box yaaah... sampe aku bingung kayak "HAH.... kok mereka bisa berpikiran seperti itu?" Anyway, my top 3 stories from this book was Drive My Car, Yesterday, and An Independent Organ.
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the concept, and the cool reserved voice of the narrator. But Murakami's pictures of life are not too pleasant to look on at length.
A nice little collection of stories. My first time reading Murakami's work and I really enjoyed his writing. The stories were all quite different, some very unique, yet with that same theme running throughout of a feeling of loss due to women. Some I liked more than others, but overall they have definitely convinced me to read more of his work.
an independent organ crushed me into pieces:)it’s also my fav story!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes