Reviews - The Tatami Galaxy

634 reviews for:

The Tatami Galaxy

Tomihiko Morimi

3.49 AVERAGE

jeckehecke's review

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I love "Penguin Highway" which is why I thought I couldnr and some more Morimi. Sadly this groundhog day takami mat college student book did not really entertain me, mostly because the protagonist is quite unlikeable. While it was satisfying to see how the same text worked in different contexts, I overall found the book too long and convoluted to be truly enjoyable. Had it been funny, I might've liked it more, but the whiny, self indulgent, judgy main protagonist is a piece of work...

booktrunks's review against another edition

2.0

Thank you HarperVia and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I think I just wasn't quite in the mood to read this book, and I made the mistake of trying too hard to push through it, so I didn't have a very good time. I also generally have a hard time with books that don't really have chapters (I like to feel accomplished, what can I say), and because many of the sections started with similar phrases, I often felt deja vu while reading. All of this combined, I found myself at about 70% with very little memory or idea of what took place in the book before. I will hopefully pick this one up and have another go at it in the future (I think I would do best with an audiobook on this one), but for now, it was not a favorite.

gartlady's review against another edition

The main character is so annoying to listen to that I couldn't stomach it anymore. That and I couldn't read the phrases 'black haired maiden" or "rose coloured college experience" anymore either.