This novel was very interesting. It had a very interesting POV. I'm not sure exactly how to explain this novel, so I might need to re-read it another time to get a better feel of it. Still enjoyed it and would recommend it.
I remember when the book was introduced to me for the first time, I thought that the title could be better. But there's nothing more ridiculous in the world than this stupid thought of mine, The title suggests everything, at the same time not having any relevant meaning on its own at all. That is wh...
Could just as well have been called "On Loss and Loneliness" but these are motifs in Murakami's writing. Besides they don't have the same ring to it as "Sputnik Sweetheart" I think the explanation of the title was one of my favourite things about the book.
Of the six Murakami novels I've read, this is the first that I didn't care for. That is not to say it isn't good. If I read this first I would probably have a better feeling about it. Murakami has his usual themes and quirky characters but they just do did not feel all that well thought out. It feel...
Apparently a great writer. I was all gripped and thrilled and happy reading Sputnik Sweetheart until the end happened and it was so - what? whatever! - I was made all grumpy and sad. The end it makes no sense, but the rest of the book was lovely.
So this was the fourth recommendation of Murakami that I've read... When will I learn? At this rate, I shall have ended up reading the entire oeuvre of an author for whom I have no great affinity, purely because people whose opinions I respect have recommended him. "Ah, but you haven't read 'The Win...
Good, but no where near his best. Though his writing is always easy and absorbing, something in this story just didn't do it for me. I still recommend it highly, as I do with all his other stuff, but honestly there were some stagnant points in the beginning. For me, it didn't really pick up until K ...
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