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natip2000's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
marifertreviino's review against another edition
4.0
My first Murakami read and it DID NOT disappoint. Man-Eating Cats and Hanalei Bay have to be my favorite stories from this collection and The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes, god, what a bizarre yet captivating story. Cheers to Murakami for coming up with all this stories that, at first glance, we might as well never pay attention to, but the moment we do, they won’t let us go away anymore.
andypross's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
davechua's review against another edition
4.0
There's some great stories in this collection, including Tony Takitani. The short story form suits Murakami's surreal and phantasmagoric landscapes well, and though there are some misfires, there's more good stuff in here than bad.
yasaminyaldaei's review against another edition
3.0
شروع این کتاب شاید به نظر بیاد داستان ها خیلی ساده ان و شاید هیچ نکته ای ندارن ولی هرچی جلو میره،همین اتفاق های کوچیک و بعضی وقتا کمی فرا واقع جذاب تر به نظر میان.
در کل داستان ها در مورد آدم های عادی با زندگی های عادی هست و همون طور که تو بیشتر داستان کوتاه ها پیش میاد،یه اتفاق غیر منتظره در خلال زندگی روزمره و یکنواخت،خط داستانی رو به وجود میاره
به هرحال کتابی هست با روایت های دلنشین از موراکامی که حتما ارزش وقت گذاشتن براش رو داره
در کل داستان ها در مورد آدم های عادی با زندگی های عادی هست و همون طور که تو بیشتر داستان کوتاه ها پیش میاد،یه اتفاق غیر منتظره در خلال زندگی روزمره و یکنواخت،خط داستانی رو به وجود میاره
به هرحال کتابی هست با روایت های دلنشین از موراکامی که حتما ارزش وقت گذاشتن براش رو داره
hxnnah_ku's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
mobyskine's review against another edition
5.0
I super love this book! It was like eating a pack of chocolates with different flavors but all are good. I think I like most of the stories here, can't really pick any that I dislike.
The collection consist of wide range of characters, background, scenery with different sort of mystery and bizarre incidents. I see cats, some supernatural powers, vanishing stuff and human like usual, but it was written in a very different mood that I really love how it all goes.
My most favorite would be Birthday Girl, Dabchick, The Year of Spaghetti and Where I'm Likely To Find It. I love Firefly as well, for the Norwegian Wood vibe on it. The Mirror a bit spooky but I love how the narrator tells the story and Aeroplane : Or, How He Talked to Himself as If Reciting Poetry also another favorite-- kind of surreal but a bit sweetness and memorable. Nausea 1979 was very mysterious, and I feel bad for the guy actually. Hanalei Bay was lovely as well-- how the reality bites.
A great book. If you are new to Murakami, this is a good book for a start. All his style of writing written in here. You'll get the picture of his magical realism and what's going on inside his head, probably.
Subtle twists and strangely lovely. One of my favorite now!
The collection consist of wide range of characters, background, scenery with different sort of mystery and bizarre incidents. I see cats, some supernatural powers, vanishing stuff and human like usual, but it was written in a very different mood that I really love how it all goes.
My most favorite would be Birthday Girl, Dabchick, The Year of Spaghetti and Where I'm Likely To Find It. I love Firefly as well, for the Norwegian Wood vibe on it. The Mirror a bit spooky but I love how the narrator tells the story and Aeroplane : Or, How He Talked to Himself as If Reciting Poetry also another favorite-- kind of surreal but a bit sweetness and memorable. Nausea 1979 was very mysterious, and I feel bad for the guy actually. Hanalei Bay was lovely as well-- how the reality bites.
A great book. If you are new to Murakami, this is a good book for a start. All his style of writing written in here. You'll get the picture of his magical realism and what's going on inside his head, probably.
Subtle twists and strangely lovely. One of my favorite now!
gabrielrobartes's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite as compelling a collection as The Elephant vanishes. Also, a surprising amount of stories that can only described as 'real downers'. The best, however, show an interest overlap between the oddball surrealism of Hardboiled Wonderland and the tender realism of Norwegian Wood, especially the I-didn't-see-that-coming ending of Shinagawa Monkey.
fedeapi's review against another edition
dark
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5