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A review by pratyush
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Finished it. And totally in love with this book. A fitting novel in the slice-of-life, no plot, only vibes genre. A novel about always moving forward and finding our purpose the universe.
The touch of underlying melancholy with the luminous dream-like writing had won me over. All the Lovers in the Night is an ode to the people all across the world who somehow feel stuck in their life. The book also suggests that if you take initiative and do anything for yourself, life also gives us something in return. It might not be the thing you went for in the first place, but it will be something worth having. While the book breaks away from the conventional structure of portraying life, it also offers a melancholy feeling of living in this fast paced modern world just by yourself.
It also reflects upon the different approaches towards love because love has no definite meaning. It can come as a form of self-love, family, friends, lovers, nature, or simply just by being yourself. While love can be anything, it also needs a companion to recollect our past life, our memory. Even in this world we are capable of taking care of ourselves, we also need someone to share our life with. Otherwise; the time comes we will not even be able to remember our own life as well.
At the end to sum it up I want to say that we are all lovers in our own way. Through all the disappointments what we are always looking for is love. In search of that comfort which seems ever-achieving; we set out to the unknown we call The Future. Hence, All the Lovers in the Night.
5 stars.
The touch of underlying melancholy with the luminous dream-like writing had won me over. All the Lovers in the Night is an ode to the people all across the world who somehow feel stuck in their life. The book also suggests that if you take initiative and do anything for yourself, life also gives us something in return. It might not be the thing you went for in the first place, but it will be something worth having. While the book breaks away from the conventional structure of portraying life, it also offers a melancholy feeling of living in this fast paced modern world just by yourself.
It also reflects upon the different approaches towards love because love has no definite meaning. It can come as a form of self-love, family, friends, lovers, nature, or simply just by being yourself. While love can be anything, it also needs a companion to recollect our past life, our memory. Even in this world we are capable of taking care of ourselves, we also need someone to share our life with. Otherwise; the time comes we will not even be able to remember our own life as well.
At the end to sum it up I want to say that we are all lovers in our own way. Through all the disappointments what we are always looking for is love. In search of that comfort which seems ever-achieving; we set out to the unknown we call The Future. Hence, All the Lovers in the Night.
5 stars.