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1973-iųjų kiniškas biliardas by Haruki Murakami

3.35 AVERAGE

miguel_cristofori's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

camilla_13's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

casseroleee's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%
Incredibly dull 

grahamcifelli's review against another edition

4.0
3.5
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niente02's review against another edition

2.0
emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

bjorkofficial's review against another edition

3.0
not as good as the first tbh but i liked

kathis_reads's review against another edition

3.0
A bit conflicted about this one. I really loved Hear the Wind sings. Murakami is still someone who can crafts an atmosphere like no other. I love how easy to read his story is and there is no plot to it, just vibes.
But in Pinball i really dont like how he writes about every woman that takes part in the story. I heard it was a common theme for Murakami to really only focus on the body (mostly the breast) of the woman, but to not give a single woman a name and just talk about them like theyre just some accessoire to the story idk... In Hear the Wind sing, this wasnt such an issue or i just didnt recognise it, but in Pinball that really bothers me.

tmrcsenge's review against another edition

4.5
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achillreads's review against another edition

4.0
You can see how Murakami becomes his usual self as the book goes on, which can be both amazing and insufferable at the same time. It's "no plot, just vibes" but deep down, I think it'd about the main character looking for his ex-girlfriend. That's the way Murakami becomes Murakami but with a veil on in this one. Maybe the pinball was her this whole time, but cause the main character can't come to terms with her death, he visualised the situation as him looking for the three-flipper Spaceship.

liambaker19's review against another edition

4.0
mysterious reflective sad medium-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