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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the symbolism and use of the pinball machine. The possibility of this as a tie in the Norwegian Wood blew my mind. I am interested to see if the next two installments of the Rat draw from this. I think I will expand on it all in another review.
lighthearted
reflective
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:
No
We fell silent again. What we shared was no more than a fragment of a time long dead. Yet memories remained, warm memories that remained with me like lights from the past. And I would carry those lights in the brief interval before death grabbed me and tossed me back into the crucible of nothingness. (222)
Tennessee Williams once wrote: "So much for the past and the present. The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future." Yet when I look back on our dark voyage, I can see it only in terms of a nebulous "perhaps." All we can perceive is this moment we call the present, and even this moment is nothing more than what passes through us. (232)
Tennessee Williams once wrote: "So much for the past and the present. The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future." Yet when I look back on our dark voyage, I can see it only in terms of a nebulous "perhaps." All we can perceive is this moment we call the present, and even this moment is nothing more than what passes through us. (232)
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
very strange, with wonderful writing
“Nah, it's okay, you say, it was nothing really. And all around, the sound of the wind. Nothing, really. A season's died, that's all.”
“Nah, it's okay, you say, it was nothing really. And all around, the sound of the wind. Nothing, really. A season's died, that's all.”
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I LOVE MURAKAMI. He is honestly a god amongst writers. The way his endings are so beautifully happy and melancholy at the same time is truly masterful.
Another great novella by Murakami. I feel like his characters are always in the most bizarre situations, but they act like it’s normal. One of the main characters lived with twins. Like they just showed up at his apartment out of nowhere and he just went with it. And then he became obsessed with a specific kind of pinball machine and decided he needed to find it when it disappeared from his local bar. His books are just strange stories, but you just go along for the ride, never knowing where you’ll end up.