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dylankakoulli 's review for:
The Nakano Thrift Shop
by Hiromi Kawakami
I’m afraid to say this was a rather bland and boring book -hence the extremely rare (for me) low rating.
The story is essentially about a rather ordinary group of people, living their rather ordinary and uneventful lives.
Usually I don’t mind reading slow paced books, but this was a REAL slog to get through! Though Kawakami’s writing still retains those wonderful evocative and atmospheric elements -reminiscent of “Strange Weather In Tokyo”, the actual plot, or lack of, never fully captured my attention and I in turn meant I had to really psych myself up in order to keep turning those pages!
Plus, I really wasn’t a huge fan of the rather offhand and far too frequent sexual references. Which seemed incredibly incongruous, gratuitous and at times, super duper pervy and uncomfortable.
I didn't necessarily “hate” this book, but I also didn’t exactly enjoy it a great deal, or would wholly recommend it either.
2 stars
The story is essentially about a rather ordinary group of people, living their rather ordinary and uneventful lives.
Usually I don’t mind reading slow paced books, but this was a REAL slog to get through! Though Kawakami’s writing still retains those wonderful evocative and atmospheric elements -reminiscent of “Strange Weather In Tokyo”, the actual plot, or lack of, never fully captured my attention and I in turn meant I had to really psych myself up in order to keep turning those pages!
Plus, I really wasn’t a huge fan of the rather offhand and far too frequent sexual references. Which seemed incredibly incongruous, gratuitous and at times, super duper pervy and uncomfortable.
I didn't necessarily “hate” this book, but I also didn’t exactly enjoy it a great deal, or would wholly recommend it either.
2 stars