Erstmal ein Wort zur Ausstattung: die deutsche Ausgabe ist ein liebevoll gestaltetes Hardcover-Büchlein mit Leineneinband, Klappbroschur und Lesebändchen. Die Titelillustrationen zeigen die drei Hauptcharaktere, Sentaro, Tokue und Wakana, und während sie auf der Vorderseite in eine unbestimmte Zukun...
Unfortunately it seems as if Murakami's short stories and me are not made for one another.They are good, of course, but they don't give me as much as his novels do. They just don't draw me in and leave me speechless.To me they are just okay.
Overall an okay read. There were some stories that I really loved (the one with the boy who didn't know his mother for example - and the one with the woman who goes to Thailand) - others I found less interesting. A good, entertaining and touching read - but I hope to like Murakami's style of writing...
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