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marekratky's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
leahgia's review against another edition
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This is the first Murakami book I ever read, so it will forever hold a special place in my heart.
On the reread I decided to start at the beginning of this series, with Wind/Pinball, A Wild Sheep Chase, and then DDD. I loved revisiting the story this was and was supremely impressed with Murakami’s fleshed out writing style by DDD. His writing is poetic and surreal, blending reality with sci-fi and confusion. I throughly enjoy his works and hope everyone reads at least one in their lifetime.
On the reread I decided to start at the beginning of this series, with Wind/Pinball, A Wild Sheep Chase, and then DDD. I loved revisiting the story this was and was supremely impressed with Murakami’s fleshed out writing style by DDD. His writing is poetic and surreal, blending reality with sci-fi and confusion. I throughly enjoy his works and hope everyone reads at least one in their lifetime.
nataliaagnieszka's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
What a way to conclude the rat series, this was definitely the best book of it. This series just got better and better and the ending did it justice. As always, I LOVE the characters. They are always so unique, and by unique I mean odd, but odd in a good way and you can never tell wether they’re good or bad, they’re just there adding to the story. Like Yuki’s parents, they’re very dislikable because of what they’ve done to Yuki, but once the narrator meets them both, they just become so much less dislikable even though that really shouldn’t be the case. And Yuki herself is so interesting as a character, but her relationship with the narrator is quite questionable.
The story is fairly simple to follow but also so complex at the same time. The way everything ties together and the way he brings in parts from other books and just the way he writes is too good! I love that the book ends where it started, at the dolphin hotel, yet so much happened in between. His books are like dreams that you just can’t get enough of, so if you’re getting into Murakami read at your own risk.
The story is fairly simple to follow but also so complex at the same time. The way everything ties together and the way he brings in parts from other books and just the way he writes is too good! I love that the book ends where it started, at the dolphin hotel, yet so much happened in between. His books are like dreams that you just can’t get enough of, so if you’re getting into Murakami read at your own risk.
opheliamzs's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
natgzmun's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
4.0
Este es el segundo libro de Murakami que leo, después de Norwegian Wood. Me pareció nostálgico encontrar de nuevo tantas referencias musicales, los paseos por Tokio y sus barrios y la narración sobre una vida común y corriente, específicamente la del protagonista. El protagonista está un momento de búsqueda personal, que lo lleva a su pasado, a reencontrarse con nuevas personas y a conocer nuevas personas. Las mujeres del libro (Yuki, Ame, Yumiyoshi) tienen múltiples problemas de autosuficiencia, baja autoestima, etc. lo que las hace un poco insufribles y al protagonista el perfecto héroe, un papel que él asume en sus propios términos. El hotel, es una figura interesante porque se transforma pero mantiene su esencia y tiene esta fuerza metafísica que llama al protagonista a retornar, por que ya una vez lo alojó y una parte de él se quedó allí. Como premisa, es interesante. Las críticas al trabajo como identidad, al capitalismo, a los lujos, y a la fama me parecieron convincentes en importantes. En general, entretenido.
insaan21's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-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
3.75
Unecessary sexualization
towercity's review against another edition
4.0
i probably chose the wrong time to read this book. i am a recent writing school graduate searching for jobs which hopefully involve writing, and unfortunately boku's description of most writing jobs as simply shoveling snow will stick in my head throughout this job search process and possibly for even longer. advanced capitalism