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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was like torture. It should have taken me a few hours to read, it took days. It was just not interesting nor compelling. I have never read anything from this author and will never again, this was horrible.
The language and stories seemed immature and not fully thought out. I only finished this to finish it. Not sure why I wasted my time.
The language and stories seemed immature and not fully thought out. I only finished this to finish it. Not sure why I wasted my time.
challenging
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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ik hou van Murakami maar waarom zijn al zijn personages in elk boek hetzelfde
My first Murakami book and I enjoyed it a lot.
The writing style was excellent, between that and some very human characters I got sucked into these short stories.
Drive my car, An independent organ, Kino, and Men without women were the strongest imo.
Not every story was a hit and I normally prefer a longer book, to that end I’ll certainly pick up some full length novels from the author.
The writing style was excellent, between that and some very human characters I got sucked into these short stories.
Drive my car, An independent organ, Kino, and Men without women were the strongest imo.
Not every story was a hit and I normally prefer a longer book, to that end I’ll certainly pick up some full length novels from the author.
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
This was my first read from Murakami and I enjoyed it SO MUCH. I love the details and metaphors he uses. It was a wonderful collection of short stories, and I particularly love the Samsa and Kafka inspired one. ⠀
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Mi segundo libro de Murakami, primero de ficción. El anterior fue el semi autobiográfico "De qué hablo cuando hablo de correr" (título en homenaje a Raymond Carver). Este también tiene un título en homenage a otro escritor, Hemingway, aunque los relatos son independientes, lo único en común es que todos son hombres con relaciones poco usuales y en general poco exitosas con mujeres. Si nunca has leído los tabicones de novelas de Murakami, esta puede ser una buena alternativa para conocer su estilo y sus temas en ficción corta.