I'd give this one 3.5 stars, if i was a possibility, I think - I am quite torn. I enjoyed the characters presented in Murakami's newest work, the stories were all intriguing and made me think and wonder of the mysteries presented, but by GOD am I tired of his sex-obsession. Men without Women? More like 'Women are only worthy of mentioning if they are fuckable or want to have sex with me'. Sheesh. By the first story, I excused it on how the character was written. But it just kept on going, and going, and going. Give me a break, man! Take it easy! Quit masturbating while you write!

*deep breath*

Other than that, lovely work, it was interesting and had a nice mood going throughout its whole. Much better than his last work, and I enjoyed the majority of it!