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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
"'See you around,' said one.
'See you around,' said the other.
The phrase echoed in my heart for a long while."
The setup from Hear the Wind Sing is absolutely Crucial for this!!! Murakami can describe a literal sunbeam passing through a window and I will sob my stupid eyes out. This ending is one of the saddest little endings where absolutely nothing happens!!!! I love hiM!!!!!!!!!
'See you around,' said the other.
The phrase echoed in my heart for a long while."
The setup from Hear the Wind Sing is absolutely Crucial for this!!! Murakami can describe a literal sunbeam passing through a window and I will sob my stupid eyes out. This ending is one of the saddest little endings where absolutely nothing happens!!!! I love hiM!!!!!!!!!
Second installment from the Rat series. I don't know why but I kinda love this book. The twins, Rat and the narrator. There's nothing outstanding about it but it gives you a sense of longing, loneliness, and warm kind of vibes feeling.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did not expect any other ending to what Murakami gave us. Let me start saying that an ending, the story coming to an actual end, wasn't even a possibility on my mind. I didn't want it to end! On the other side, this was the second book I read from Murakami (after Hear the Wind Sing) and it made me fall in love with his writing. It broke down barriers I had on surrealism genre and introduced me to a whole new world which I definitely love. I used to read mostly romance books and a bit of fantasy and YA, and I was afraid of getting bored with this new genre. I believe I started with the right foot! Anyway, I believe that anyone that hasn´t read Murakami should start with this trylogy (firstly, Hear the Wind Sing, followed by Pinball, 1973 and lastly, A Wild Sheep Chase.)
I love how you could clearly see in Pinball Murakami's later themes. Fair enough, you can see them all over the place in 'Hear the wind sing' but given that that is his debut novel, he couldn't really pinpoint any ideas and was just pouring them all out. What he does in Pinball is starting to distinguish between them, take them in his hand and look at them from a different angle. Of course his writing is not yet matured (you'll have to hold your breath for his later novels) but this one is less fractured than 'Hear the wind sing'.
The story continues with the unnamed narrator and the Rat, each now living their separate lives post-university. I have to say that, at the end of the book looking back, I like the Narrator's story better than the Rat's. Somehow I felt it was easier to connect and sympathize with him than the Rat. Having finished his studies, the Narrator now works at his own translation company, lives with two identical twins which properly spawned in his apartment without anything as much as a sign and has an urge for a thing he cannot define.
I felt that, going through the book, Murakami explores his favourite themes of feeling alienated, of uneasiness and disconnection with the world. The book has some undertones of sadness and of muted internal despair. Of looking for something but not actually knowing what to look for.
Luckily for him, the Narrator finds his object of passion in a specific pinball machine which momentarily satisfies his urges for something more than just his 9to5 work day.
I liked how Murakami painted in these thick brushes the atmosphere of the book. As I said before, there are underlying themes of sadness and of unfulfilled belonging. He also goes a bit philosophical at times, questioning the man's purpose in the world and, while throwing his fists at the heavens, the purpose of it all.
The story continues with the unnamed narrator and the Rat, each now living their separate lives post-university. I have to say that, at the end of the book looking back, I like the Narrator's story better than the Rat's. Somehow I felt it was easier to connect and sympathize with him than the Rat. Having finished his studies, the Narrator now works at his own translation company, lives with two identical twins which properly spawned in his apartment without anything as much as a sign and has an urge for a thing he cannot define.
I felt that, going through the book, Murakami explores his favourite themes of feeling alienated, of uneasiness and disconnection with the world. The book has some undertones of sadness and of muted internal despair. Of looking for something but not actually knowing what to look for.
Luckily for him, the Narrator finds his object of passion in a specific pinball machine which momentarily satisfies his urges for something more than just his 9to5 work day.
I liked how Murakami painted in these thick brushes the atmosphere of the book. As I said before, there are underlying themes of sadness and of unfulfilled belonging. He also goes a bit philosophical at times, questioning the man's purpose in the world and, while throwing his fists at the heavens, the purpose of it all.
Den er ganske enkelt (som sin forgænger) kedelig.
reflective
challenging
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Again, barely any plot but I came here for the writing AND so I could read A Wild Sheep Chase (which is one of Murakami’s highly acclaimed works).