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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
I took a long look at my reflection in the window. My eyes were a bit hollow with fever. I could live with that. And my jaw was dark with five o’clock (five thirty, actually) shadow. I could live with that too. The problem was that the face I saw wasn’t my face at all. It was the face of the twenty-four-year-old guy you sometimes sit across from on the train. My face and my soul were lifeless shells, of no significance to anyone. My soul passes someone else’s on the street. Hey, it says. Hey, the other responds. Nothing more. Neither waves. Neither looks back.
Another one of Murakami's earlier works, Pinball is just his second novel. Here, the narrator from Hear the Wind Sing describes his brief obsession with pinball. The book contains some of the elements that we eventually relate to as part of the Murakami aesthetic. The metaphor of the switch-board, the twins that mysteriously appeared, a girl who kills herself and some details about his friend Rat make up most of the novel.
Another one of Murakami's earlier works, Pinball is just his second novel. Here, the narrator from Hear the Wind Sing describes his brief obsession with pinball. The book contains some of the elements that we eventually relate to as part of the Murakami aesthetic. The metaphor of the switch-board, the twins that mysteriously appeared, a girl who kills herself and some details about his friend Rat make up most of the novel.
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes