fendergender 's review for:

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

2.5

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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it's been a while since i read a book from the 90s (let alone a male writer in the 90s) so i'd forgotten how prevalent "man pines after manic pixie dream girl" stories were 🤪 there was some interesting parts about miu and sumire's journey together but i wish i had been experiencing their feelings through their eyes and not a male gaze. alas! not a bad book overall but 25 year old male narrators are not my thing- if it wasn't so short and counting towards my library's summer reading program i probably would have DNFed it lol