jprihadi 's review for:

Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami
3.0

Not Murakami's best works, if I can be honest - or maybe I just set the wrong expectation. Beyond the stories themselves, the book triggers a lot of questions regarding my relationship with Haruki Murakami's past works. What was it that captivated me last time and why is it no longer here? The fantasy and surrealist elements remain vivid, but I felt...a lack of depth as I turned each page, hoping that I would find what I was looking for in the first place.

Reading this book made me feel like catching up with an old friend and finding out that you're now just strangers to each other. How time flies.