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pettingpuppies's review against another edition
3.0
i'm gonna be honest. It was a short story collection and it was my first murakami book but I can already see the repetitiveness in his storytelling and his lazy creative choices. I even disregarded the lack of connection he has with the female gender (the female characters were so cartoon like in his descriptions) and just focused on the story and writing. That's saying a lot about this author from someone who A) hasn't read fiction books in a long time and B) hasn't read any other books by him. I started losing interest around the 4th story and then just forced myself to finish it.
joyceontheroad's review against another edition
3.0
This book was given to me by one of my friends. It is not quite what I expected from it, however it has been an interesting read. It has various short stories about, what would you expect?, men without women. Stories can be read alone. Altogether an engaging read.
anthares's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
drive my car - 4/5
yesterday - 3/5
das eigenständige organ - 5/5
scheherazade - 1/5 (what the fuck war das?)
kinos bar - 5/5
samsa in love - 2/5
von männern, die keine frauen haben - 3/5
manche der geschichten sind das schönste und tiefsinnigste, was ich dieses jahr gelesen habe und der rest sind entweder vergesslich oder müll? wie geht sowas? aber wenigstens konnte ich mit freunden über scheherazade lachen, also eher 4 sterne als 3 i guess
drive my car - 4/5
yesterday - 3/5
das eigenständige organ - 5/5
scheherazade - 1/5 (what the fuck war das?)
kinos bar - 5/5
samsa in love - 2/5
von männern, die keine frauen haben - 3/5
manche der geschichten sind das schönste und tiefsinnigste, was ich dieses jahr gelesen habe und der rest sind entweder vergesslich oder müll? wie geht sowas? aber wenigstens konnte ich mit freunden über scheherazade lachen, also eher 4 sterne als 3 i guess
andymascola's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of seven short stories. All the tales are told from the perspective of men, though women (and memories of women) feature throughout. Some great stuff here. The story that the movie Drive My Car was inspired by is in this book. Liked it a lot.
shebookie's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
thelayne's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
4.75
rhodesy101's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sofiroa_'s review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jessicaesque's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable Murakami — some were more to my taste than others. Kino and Drive My Car and Scheherazade were probably my favourites, and thankfully I didn’t dislike any. Short stories are often a gamble! I do wish there has been more magical realism, and overall some of these short stories could have delved deeper into reflection of the realism they embraced.
kenziereadsthings54's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
Not the titular short story making me weep.
Not the titular short story making me weep.