still not sure about this. i can't decide whether the reason i don't like it is because i don't like the reader or because i just can't get along w/ murakami's type of writing anymore. somehow his writing just feel over the top. to think that i used to really like his stories...
- On peut aller aussi loin qu'on veut, on ne peut pas se fuir soi-même, dit Mlle Shimao.- Ce que nous voyons avec nos yeux n'est pas forcément la réalité, dit-il comme s'il parlait tout seul.
I liked this collection but not in any terribly urgent or exciting way. On the other hand, I do feel that I did like I often do and read the stories quickly. I have a definite feeling that if I spent more time thinking about them I might find them more valuable.
This short book is a collection of six short stories, thematically linked - all take place shortly after the 1995 Kobe earthquake. All display Murakami's masterful writing. Technically, the book probably deserves 5 stars, but somehow, I found myself only liking it 4-stars' worth. Which is still exce...
All the stories in Murakami's After The Quake center around the 1995 Kobe earthquake so it is fitting that these tales appears to be around the theme of the frailty of existence. This is the first collection of short fiction by Murakami I've read and, while I prefer his novels, the stories are still...
Beautiful, if somewhat strange stories. As a whole they convey a sense of well-being despite the natural order of chaos. I'll miss this as my bedtime story book :)
Some stories were better than others but the last two (Junpei's story and the one about "Mr Frog") would have scored 6 stars for me. One of the few books I've read in one sitting.
Favourites so far are "Honey Pie" and "All God's Children Can Dance". Read "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" ages ago, so I might have forgotten some. Also, my copy is apparently missing one of the stories :(Update: Finally got an actual copy, yay! Loved the story I had not read before, and the one that was ...
Not the best collection of Murakami, one or two stories seem a bit "mainstream". I am so used to his surrealist world that when I read story that is just, well, a very-ordinary topic it seems a bit below his standard. BUT, doesn't mean that this short story collection is bad. No, no, Murakami never ...
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