dasmicrohabitat's reviews
65 reviews

Von Männern, die keine Frauen haben by Haruki Murakami

3.0

drive my car - 4/5 biased bc of the film but its a really nice story about two souls findinding comfort in each others loneliness
yesterday - 1/5 no clue what the point was but i see the effort
third short story - 2/5 i usually hate nazi/holocaust analogies but this one was decent and helped the story in a way
scheherazade - 3/5 it was fun
kinos bar - 4/5 the ending <3
samsa in love - 1/5 having read metamorphosis beforehand this was just bad
men without women - 3/5 the stream of consciousness kind of writing of murakamis is very entertaining and entangling

Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines Mörders by Patrick Süskind

1.0

After Dark by Haruki Murakami

4.0

im just so in love with the structure of his novels and this one even though he stuck to his usual thing the little changes elevated it and made it very enjoyable

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

1.0

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

4.0

Circe by Madeline Miller

4.0

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

4.0

this collection showed again the variety murakami brings forward and that he can distinguish between the point of view of a female character and a male character in a very satisfying way

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Police brutality

Minor: Grief

Iron Heart by Nina Varela

3.5

Emma by Jane Austen

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5