kimtran 's review for:

After Dark by Haruki Murakami

4.0

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Nighttime. Murakami delivers exactly what he had promised, hence After Dark is neither plot or character-driven yet perfectly captures the enigmatic atmosphere of nighttime in a Japanese city. After Dark: is quite literally the period from 11pm to 6am; is a metaphor for situations and struggles people deal with which we cannot see under daylight; and also reflects the structure of this novel - it starts in medias res, ends open-endedly and concretizes very few things throughout the novel, thus leaving us with many questions. this novel is not one of Murakami's usual grandiose works but will leave a lasting impression on the reader. (+surprisingly women's boobs were only mentioned once, props to that)