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A review by alinaedwards
First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
to my surprise, I actually really, really enjoyed this collection. this is the first collection of short stories I’ve read from murakami, and I’ve discovered that his writing works much better for me in bite sizes rather than king size—aka, the short story rather than the novel.
for me, a novel needs a lot more to sustain itself than what murakami usually gives the reader, but a short story can contain all his trademark sense of the strange, simplicity of thought, and humor perfectly. it’s one burst of weirdness and then it’s done, and this is suited much better to me. I’m glad I finally had this realization so I can turn to his other collections before stepping into novel territory again.
for me, a novel needs a lot more to sustain itself than what murakami usually gives the reader, but a short story can contain all his trademark sense of the strange, simplicity of thought, and humor perfectly. it’s one burst of weirdness and then it’s done, and this is suited much better to me. I’m glad I finally had this realization so I can turn to his other collections before stepping into novel territory again.