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A review by mrmysteryfox
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
4.0
A bumper 24 short story collection. No common theme throughout and a wide variety of topics covered in Murakami’s unique style.
Like
Birthday Girl - story about a special birthday wish
Mirror - A very short “ghost” story
Dabchick - An odd story about a man arriving for a new job but he’s forgotten the password
Man eating cats - a tale of loss on a Greek island with man eating cats
The Year of Spaghetti - short story about loneliness and the extremes of hobbies you go to
Hanalei Bay - a mother dealing with the loss of her surfer son
Dislike
Unlike other collections that have a common theme this is just a random collection of stories that have been published at various times.
Some stories such as firefly were developed into full novels so felt like no need to publish the short story as was just repetitive.
To remember
“Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn’t control you—you should control them.”
An unusual happy birthday
““Happy birthday,” he said. “May you live a rich and fruitful life, and may there be nothing to cast dark shadows on it.””
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”
Like
Birthday Girl - story about a special birthday wish
Mirror - A very short “ghost” story
Dabchick - An odd story about a man arriving for a new job but he’s forgotten the password
Man eating cats - a tale of loss on a Greek island with man eating cats
The Year of Spaghetti - short story about loneliness and the extremes of hobbies you go to
Hanalei Bay - a mother dealing with the loss of her surfer son
Dislike
Unlike other collections that have a common theme this is just a random collection of stories that have been published at various times.
Some stories such as firefly were developed into full novels so felt like no need to publish the short story as was just repetitive.
To remember
“Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn’t control you—you should control them.”
An unusual happy birthday
““Happy birthday,” he said. “May you live a rich and fruitful life, and may there be nothing to cast dark shadows on it.””
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”