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A review by kelsyer
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ouch.
This was a very fast read, as it's more of an illustrated fable than anything else, but I wouldn't recommend it for kids.
For me the story reads almost like the way we relieve memories in dreams. Some parts are true as we know it, others are grotesque or so beautiful it hurts. We are trying to make sense of it, any way that we can.
What I've learned:
- it's dangerous to be a people pleaser, in more than one way
-(sometimes it's damn good that we live in an age when we have search engines in our pockets so we can easily look up the answers to all our questions)
- I need to read more Murakami
This was a very fast read, as it's more of an illustrated fable than anything else, but I wouldn't recommend it for kids.
For me the story reads almost like the way we relieve memories in dreams. Some parts are true as we know it, others are grotesque or so beautiful it hurts. We are trying to make sense of it, any way that we can.
What I've learned:
- it's dangerous to be a people pleaser, in more than one way
-(sometimes it's damn good that we live in an age when we have search engines in our pockets so we can easily look up the answers to all our questions)
- I need to read more Murakami