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reydeam's review against another edition
5.0
I.Loved.Dance.Dance.Dance.
Seriously, this book was an excellent read for me. I completely and thoroughly enjoyed the narrator’s wanderings, his life. I completely and thoroughly enjoyed the story…the plot. Wait! The plot? hmmm…yet again, Mr. Murakami has me on that one. I am not certain about the plot…I know there must be a plot in there, but I really cannot clearly define it, let alone write about it. As with Mr. Murakami’s other stories that I have read, I felt like there was nothing really going on, yet there was so much. I will say, right from the first page, I was drawn into the story. The narrator captured me so completely with his story, with those he interacted with, with those he allowed into his life. I felt myself drawn back Dance Dance Dance each every time I put in down. Matter of fact, I did not put it down for long which means…I stayed up as long as my eyes would remain open reading the story. Once my eyes were ready to remain open in the morning, the book was back in hand….I was reading. I cannot say enough as to how much I liked this story.
The narrator. Do I know his name? Nope, I cannot recall being told his name once, not even in A Wild Sheep Chase. Unlike A Wild Sheep Chase, this fact of not knowing his name did not deter me at all from finding a great like for him. Actually, this time around, I think his no-name status actually brought me closer into his life. While I liked him in A Wild Sheep Chase, I did not feel he had much direction in life. This time in Dance Dance Dance, I was given a much better insight into his psyche, his way of thinking, his desires, his fears. This time, I understood him, and really found myself liking the way he thinks. He had some solid insight. He is not pretentious nor does he desire superfluous things. He is a solid character. The others that come across his path are much better as well. I felt the characters of Yumiyoshi, Yuki, Gotanda were well written, I felt depth within those characters plus their interactions with the narrator was wonderful.
While our narrator remained nameless, do note that the other characters had names. I noted this while reading, and pondered about it for just a bit. I am sure that naming the secondary characters was done on purpose, I think. Did it alter my reading experience? I am not completely certain that it did because this time I did feel a strong liking for the narrator, which I did not before, and he remained nameless. Still, on some level, I do think it gave me a sense of “knowing” the secondary characters a bit better by being able to put a name to them.
Dance Dance Dance is an excellent story filled with intrigue, mystery, loss, abandonment, and relationships.
I will say this again, I loved this story.
Seriously, this book was an excellent read for me. I completely and thoroughly enjoyed the narrator’s wanderings, his life. I completely and thoroughly enjoyed the story…the plot. Wait! The plot? hmmm…yet again, Mr. Murakami has me on that one. I am not certain about the plot…I know there must be a plot in there, but I really cannot clearly define it, let alone write about it. As with Mr. Murakami’s other stories that I have read, I felt like there was nothing really going on, yet there was so much. I will say, right from the first page, I was drawn into the story. The narrator captured me so completely with his story, with those he interacted with, with those he allowed into his life. I felt myself drawn back Dance Dance Dance each every time I put in down. Matter of fact, I did not put it down for long which means…I stayed up as long as my eyes would remain open reading the story. Once my eyes were ready to remain open in the morning, the book was back in hand….I was reading. I cannot say enough as to how much I liked this story.
The narrator. Do I know his name? Nope, I cannot recall being told his name once, not even in A Wild Sheep Chase. Unlike A Wild Sheep Chase, this fact of not knowing his name did not deter me at all from finding a great like for him. Actually, this time around, I think his no-name status actually brought me closer into his life. While I liked him in A Wild Sheep Chase, I did not feel he had much direction in life. This time in Dance Dance Dance, I was given a much better insight into his psyche, his way of thinking, his desires, his fears. This time, I understood him, and really found myself liking the way he thinks. He had some solid insight. He is not pretentious nor does he desire superfluous things. He is a solid character. The others that come across his path are much better as well. I felt the characters of Yumiyoshi, Yuki, Gotanda were well written, I felt depth within those characters plus their interactions with the narrator was wonderful.
While our narrator remained nameless, do note that the other characters had names. I noted this while reading, and pondered about it for just a bit. I am sure that naming the secondary characters was done on purpose, I think. Did it alter my reading experience? I am not completely certain that it did because this time I did feel a strong liking for the narrator, which I did not before, and he remained nameless. Still, on some level, I do think it gave me a sense of “knowing” the secondary characters a bit better by being able to put a name to them.
Dance Dance Dance is an excellent story filled with intrigue, mystery, loss, abandonment, and relationships.
I will say this again, I loved this story.
jenn_the_unicorn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
silviamichienzi1995's review against another edition
4.0
Inizialmente cercavo una trama, poi andando avanti diventava sempre meno importante. Ci sono mostri, alberghi fantasma, femme fatale morte ammazzate, Idol umbratili, bambine coi superpoteri. Francamente volevo non finisse mai e diventasse sempre più assurdo, mi sono perfino affezionata al protagonista per quanto sia praticamente una pagina bianca come accade spesso nei romanzi di Murakami. Sospetto che questo sia uno dei motivi per cui non arriva al Nobel, ma a mio parere non gli servono personaggi troppo caratterizzati perché così risalta il resto.
Qui c'è pura gioia narrativa che non si prende mai sul serio.
Qui c'è pura gioia narrativa che non si prende mai sul serio.
sangsara's review against another edition
Finished this in a day, and don't think I could have tolerated an extended read with days in between. It lets you go, and then pulls you back in again, over and over. In that way, quite like a dance. In the end, what are you left with? Like much Murakami, maybe nothing. Pictures of another world you may never see or visit again. But you danced.
trin's review against another edition
3.0
The sequel to [b:A Wild Sheep Chase|11298|A Wild Sheep Chase|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255726035s/11298.jpg|2057170], which is Murakami’s earliest novel in English translation in America. It’s also not one of my favorites, and neither is this one: as usual with Murakami it had at least one jaw-droppingly amazing imagery-rich sequence (I won’t spoil it), but it never really came together for me—I wasn’t moved by it the way I was by [b:Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World|10374|Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166154603s/10374.jpg|2531870] or so many of his others. I’d mark this as one for the completists only.
anomys_'s review against another edition
5.0
« A vederti dal di fuori, si direbbe che tu sia abbastanza contento della tua vita, - disse Gotanda.
Mi appoggiai al muro e ascoltai per qualche istante il rumore della pioggia. - In parte è vero. Forse in parte ne sono contento. Ma non posso dire di sentirmi felice. Anch'io, come te, sento che mi manca qualcosa. Perciò non riesco a vivere una vita normale. Danzo. Siccome mi ricordo i passi, continuo a danzare. »
Haruki Murakami è uno di quegli scrittori che dividono l’opinione pubblica: o lo si ama, o lo si odia. Io personalmente rientro nella prima categoria. Per me Murakami è uno degli autori che non possono mancare nella mia libreria!
“Dance dance dance” è il mio ottavo libro di Murakami. Non starò qui a scrivere la trama perché probabilmente non avrebbe senso, mi prendereste per pazza e, peggio ancora, non vi approccereste mai a questo libro. Ormai ho capito che con Murakami bisogna fare così, aprire il libro e cominciare a leggere, senza perdere tempo con la trama. “Dance dance dance” è una lettura strana, onirica e piena di realismo magico, come solo Murakami sa fare, ma quello che mi piace dei sui libri è che, oltre l’atmosfera surreale, i suoi personaggi sono persone normali, in cui tutti ci possiamo identificare. Il protagonista di “Dance dance dance”, il cui non nome non scopriremo mai, è una persona ormai adulta, con un lavoro in cui eccelle ma che non lo entusiasma, con un divorzio alle spalle e un senso di abbandono che lo accompagna in tutte le sue relazioni. Si ritrova a vivere una vita in cui i giorni si susseguono uguali e in cui non si sente felice. È per questo che gli resta solo che danzare, “danzare così bene da lasciare tutti a bocca aperta”.
Mi appoggiai al muro e ascoltai per qualche istante il rumore della pioggia. - In parte è vero. Forse in parte ne sono contento. Ma non posso dire di sentirmi felice. Anch'io, come te, sento che mi manca qualcosa. Perciò non riesco a vivere una vita normale. Danzo. Siccome mi ricordo i passi, continuo a danzare. »
Haruki Murakami è uno di quegli scrittori che dividono l’opinione pubblica: o lo si ama, o lo si odia. Io personalmente rientro nella prima categoria. Per me Murakami è uno degli autori che non possono mancare nella mia libreria!
“Dance dance dance” è il mio ottavo libro di Murakami. Non starò qui a scrivere la trama perché probabilmente non avrebbe senso, mi prendereste per pazza e, peggio ancora, non vi approccereste mai a questo libro. Ormai ho capito che con Murakami bisogna fare così, aprire il libro e cominciare a leggere, senza perdere tempo con la trama. “Dance dance dance” è una lettura strana, onirica e piena di realismo magico, come solo Murakami sa fare, ma quello che mi piace dei sui libri è che, oltre l’atmosfera surreale, i suoi personaggi sono persone normali, in cui tutti ci possiamo identificare. Il protagonista di “Dance dance dance”, il cui non nome non scopriremo mai, è una persona ormai adulta, con un lavoro in cui eccelle ma che non lo entusiasma, con un divorzio alle spalle e un senso di abbandono che lo accompagna in tutte le sue relazioni. Si ritrova a vivere una vita in cui i giorni si susseguono uguali e in cui non si sente felice. È per questo che gli resta solo che danzare, “danzare così bene da lasciare tutti a bocca aperta”.
torjus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hauri's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0