First Person Singular: Stories
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- Author：Haruki Murakami
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Reviews
Venky
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Personally， I anticipate the release of every Haruki Murakami book， with a curiosity that is otherwise deserved for rare and unique occasions。 The enthusiasm that gripped me prior to the release of “First Person Singular” was thus， no exception to the norm。 Regrettably， the newest book by the much acclaimed Japanese writer， containing a collection of short stories narrated in the first person， has left me feeling more dejected than delighted。 While “Men Without Women” meditated on the litany of Personally， I anticipate the release of every Haruki Murakami book， with a curiosity that is otherwise deserved for rare and unique occasions。 The enthusiasm that gripped me prior to the release of “First Person Singular” was thus， no exception to the norm。 Regrettably， the newest book by the much acclaimed Japanese writer， containing a collection of short stories narrated in the first person， has left me feeling more dejected than delighted。 While “Men Without Women” meditated on the litany of woes plaguing men shorn of the company of women， “First Person Singular” ruminates on the qualitative and literal attributes of a woman’s beauty （or a lack of it to be precise）， to a degree， that is condescendingly jarring。Each story is narrated by a man whose interests range from jazz to baseball。 These men also inform their readers about seemingly ‘ordinary’ women whom they have either dated， or met in the past。 For example， in “Carnaval”， a man while introducing a woman with whom he was briefly associated in the past， comes up with a disquietingly uncharitable opening。 “Of all the women， I’ve known until now， she was the ugliest。” Incidentally， and dispiritingly， he also prefers to address her merely as “F*”， while at the same time scornfully admitting that “her real name had nothing to so with either F or with *。” Immediately after this cringe worthy beginning， the protagonist feebly and almost facetiously attempts to ‘atone’ for this impunity by wading into an agonizing monologue touching upon paradoxical notion of ugliness and beauty in women。The opening and closing stories of the book commence and conclude with a bang， with a lot of whimpering in between。 “The Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey” deals with an elderly monkey that has an extraordinary gift of talking in the human language。 “Employed” in a run down boarding house， the monkey is also not averse to sampling Kirin beer and holding forth on the music of Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss。 This， however， is not the only story where the reader is driven to tedium with elaborate discussions on the technical nuances and intricacies embedded in music。 “Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova”， the late American Jazz saxophonist and composer， Charlie “Bird” Parker appears in the dream of the first person narrator and plays the ‘bossa nova’， a type of samba developed in the late 1950s and 1960s in Brazil。 As a prelude to this scene， the central character， goes on and on about an imaginary roster of musicians jamming with Charlie Bird Parker in tandem。 “Who would have ever imagined an unusual lineup like this – Charlie Parker and Antonio Carlos Jobim joining forces？ Jimmy Raney on guitar， Jobim on piano， Jimmy Garrison on bass， Roy Haynes on drums – a dream rhythm section so amazing that it makes your heart pound just hearing the names。” Not that amazing when a poor reader does not possess a fuzzy rodent posterior’s clue on the pioneers and performers of the jazz world。There are innumerable passages that suddenly segue into long and complicated treatises relating to music and sport。 Robert Schumann， Mozart， Nat King Cole， and a plethora of similar musical luminaries waft in and out of stories with irritatingly regular frequencies。A refreshing departure is “With The Beatles”。 The narrator， upon visiting his girlfriend’s house， is invited in by her brother。 Upon learning that the girl is not at home， the narrator attempts to leave only to be reigned in by the brother。 The narrator is then made to read aloud the concluding portion of Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s dark and bleak story “Spinning Wheels”。 Immediately after finishing this story， Akutagawa took his own life。 “With The Beatles”， personally for me， is one shining light in an otherwise dull and flaccid book。French writer and feminist， Simone de Beauvoir， at her searing best put gender inequality in its most appropriate context。 “Humanity is male， and man defines woman not in herself， but as relative to him; she is not regarded as an autonomous being。 He is the Subject， he is the Absolute – she is the Other。’ As a fan of the wonderfully gifted Haruki Murakami， I sincerely hope that he does not subscribe to the radically atrocious view about which de Beauvoir expressed her angst and chagrin。“First Person Singular” – singularly dampening。 。。。more
BookTrib。com
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Murakami covers topics ranging from love， relationships， coming of age， music and baseball to a parade of quirky characters introduced to evoke a feeling， condition or memory that proves touching， sometimes disturbing， but always thought-provoking。 FIRST PERSON SINGULAR is a work that is most highly recommended。 Murakami’s experiences and observations are so eloquently expressed and so subtly or profoundly felt。Read our full review here:https://booktrib。com/2021/04/06/haruk。。。 Murakami covers topics ranging from love， relationships， coming of age， music and baseball to a parade of quirky characters introduced to evoke a feeling， condition or memory that proves touching， sometimes disturbing， but always thought-provoking。 FIRST PERSON SINGULAR is a work that is most highly recommended。 Murakami’s experiences and observations are so eloquently expressed and so subtly or profoundly felt。Read our full review here:https://booktrib。com/2021/04/06/haruk。。。 。。。more
Boris
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Това е един от най-хубавите сборици с разкази не само на Мураками， а изобщо。 Всеки един от разказите принадлежи плътно към останалите。 Нямаше нищо излишно и честно казано си личеше， че са писани със сърце и душа。 Рядко се случва да приема така добре и без критики сборник с разкази。За пореден път чувството е， че слизаш в заешката дупа на Мураками， в която звучи джаз， Моцарт， Шуман， Бийтълс， разговаряш с маймуни и се чудиш непрестанно。 Но някак беше много по-вкусно от последните му няколко книги。 Това е един от най-хубавите сборици с разкази не само на Мураками， а изобщо。 Всеки един от разказите принадлежи плътно към останалите。 Нямаше нищо излишно и честно казано си личеше， че са писани със сърце и душа。 Рядко се случва да приема така добре и без критики сборник с разкази。За пореден път чувството е， че слизаш в заешката дупа на Мураками， в която звучи джаз， Моцарт， Шуман， Бийтълс， разговаряш с маймуни и се чудиш непрестанно。 Но някак беше много по-вкусно от последните му няколко книги。 Дано продължава да пише така хубаво。 。。。more
Bernd
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Uitzonderlijke schrijver toch。。。Deze verhalen zijn tegelijk banaal， meeslepend en dan ineens zo verwarrend maar op een prettige manier。 Situaties zijn eenvoudig， beeldend beschreven， om lang voor ogen te houden。
Hungkat
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As a Murakami's fan， I must say I'm hugely disappointed with this collection。 It's no doubt a rehash of all the tropes and themes the author is known for， but the stories are incredibly bland here。 Even for Murakami's standard， his writing is so watered-down that I can't even recall what I've just read。 Maybe I'm being a little too harsh， but at the same time， I cannot give it one star 'cause like I said - I'm a big fan of his work and therefore a little biased :）） As a Murakami's fan， I must say I'm hugely disappointed with this collection。 It's no doubt a rehash of all the tropes and themes the author is known for， but the stories are incredibly bland here。 Even for Murakami's standard， his writing is so watered-down that I can't even recall what I've just read。 Maybe I'm being a little too harsh， but at the same time， I cannot give it one star 'cause like I said - I'm a big fan of his work and therefore a little biased :）） 。。。more
Lou
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As a huge fan of Murakami， I snapped this up but reminded myself that short story collections can be hit and miss and more subjective than long-form novels; in fact， they frequently are， however， I thoroughly enjoyed this pithy and riveting selection。 Who am I， who have I been， who will I be？ These are the questions that preoccupy the first-person narrators of the eight stories in First Person Singular， the new short story volume by world best-selling author Haruki Murakami， who has been acclaim As a huge fan of Murakami， I snapped this up but reminded myself that short story collections can be hit and miss and more subjective than long-form novels; in fact， they frequently are， however， I thoroughly enjoyed this pithy and riveting selection。 Who am I， who have I been， who will I be？ These are the questions that preoccupy the first-person narrators of the eight stories in First Person Singular， the new short story volume by world best-selling author Haruki Murakami， who has been acclaimed by critics and audiences。 After his epic novel The Murder of Commendatore， he turns back to the short form and yet remains true to his universe: His incredibly elegant classic stories take us into a world of nostalgic memories of youth， past love affairs， philosophical reflections， literature， music and baseball。 They are about failed relationships， fictional records， the Beatles， Schumann and a talking monkey。 Heartbreakingly melancholy， captivatingly intelligent and tragicomic in the best sense of the word are these stories， which casually play with the boundary between fiction and reality and always know how to surprise。 If you enjoy Murakami's often madcap， always unpredictable and sometimes ambiguous stories then this is an anthology of allegorical tales with plenty of pizazz。 Beautifully written， he has always managed to make the most mundane， quotidian activities thoroughly engrossing to read about。 Three of the five stories presented - Cream， With the Beatles and Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey - originated from articles some years ago and the remaining five are exclusive to this anthology。 First person singular is a tender， touching book that lingers for a long time: a real Murakami。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Sarah Bookmarked
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Ich begreife den Zauber von MURAKAMI nicht recht。 Zwei， drei Geschichten las ich gern， obwohl auch von denen kaum etwas hängen bleiben wird。 Es sind die typischen MURAKAMI Motive dabei: Passive， leicht verwirrte Durchschnittsmänner als Protagonisten und deren Begegnung mit Frauen （die fast ausschließlich auf Basis körperlicher Merkmale in schön und hässlich aufgeteilt werden， was mir spätestens beim dritten Mal gehörig auf den Keks ging）， sprechende Tiere， ein Verschwimmen zwischen Realität und Ich begreife den Zauber von MURAKAMI nicht recht。 Zwei， drei Geschichten las ich gern， obwohl auch von denen kaum etwas hängen bleiben wird。 Es sind die typischen MURAKAMI Motive dabei: Passive， leicht verwirrte Durchschnittsmänner als Protagonisten und deren Begegnung mit Frauen （die fast ausschließlich auf Basis körperlicher Merkmale in schön und hässlich aufgeteilt werden， was mir spätestens beim dritten Mal gehörig auf den Keks ging）， sprechende Tiere， ein Verschwimmen zwischen Realität und Traum sowie völlig abstruse Szenen und Dialoge， für die man wohl jede/n Jungautor/mit Kritik überhäuft hätte。 Am Ende bleibt für mich nichts übrig und ich lese nicht des Lesens willen， sondern möchte am Ende zumindest irgend etwas aus einem Buch mitnehmen， erkennen， verstehen können， das über reine Unterhaltung hinaus geht。 Alles andere ist Fast Food und hinterlässt ein ähnlich ernüchterndes Gefühl。 Aber vielleicht ist MURAKAMI genau das， eine kurze Auszeit und seine Bücher keine Herausforderung sondern eher verlässliche Lieferanten des 'Willkommen zu Hause' Gefühls für alle Fans seines Werks。 。。。more
Cecily
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Interview with Murakami about this book， mainly: https://www。npr。org/2021/04/06/984447。。。 Interview with Murakami about this book， mainly: https://www。npr。org/2021/04/06/984447。。。 。。。more
Ramya Abhinand
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Read the complete review here: https://www。meotherwise。com/book-revi。。。The ReviewIt has the usual Murakami style。 Profound to the core and as I had mentioned it earlier， you either get it or you dont。 The stories reflect nostalgia， passion， love all written in a gentle and subtle manner。 Dont expect too much with regards to the plot。Just read it for the sway of words。 Murakami is adept at depicting emotions and feeling in the best possible way。 The Verdict Wirthy of a read for all Murakami fans。 Read the complete review here: https://www。meotherwise。com/book-revi。。。The ReviewIt has the usual Murakami style。 Profound to the core and as I had mentioned it earlier， you either get it or you dont。 The stories reflect nostalgia， passion， love all written in a gentle and subtle manner。 Dont expect too much with regards to the plot。Just read it for the sway of words。 Murakami is adept at depicting emotions and feeling in the best possible way。 The Verdict Wirthy of a read for all Murakami fans。 If you are a first time Murakami reader，this may not be the right book to get started with。 I would recommend you get started with Norwegian Woods first， for this book surely cant be tagged as Murakami's。 。。。more
Andy
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Another great collection by Murakami。 These stories were all on par with each other。 Each story is of a good length and it makes up an enjoyable read。 Definitely one of his better short story collections。 Read in one sitting。
Giulia Sicuro
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Nonostante sia uno dei miei autori preferiti， da qualche libro a questa parte non mi sta più piacendo come un tempo。 I suoi ultimi romanzi non sono più emozionanti， angoscianti， visionari e surreali come quelli che ricordo。 Poi personalmente non amo i racconti brevi e questo non aiuta。 Dai Haruki， torna quello di un tempo 🤗🤣
Lisa
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Tja。 Een paar leuke verhalen， maar voor de rest vooral veel Murakami-maniertjes。 Had ie niet hoeven doen。
Alan
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'"Things like this happen sometimes，" I told him。 "Inexplicable， illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。 I guess we need to not think about them， just close our eyes and get through them。 As if we were passing under a huge wave。"' This new collection of 8 short stories from Haruki Murakami is， well， quintessentially Murakami。 Some of the stories have appeared in English over the last couple of years， and only the title story has never been published in Japanese before。 The stor '"Things like this happen sometimes，" I told him。 "Inexplicable， illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。 I guess we need to not think about them， just close our eyes and get through them。 As if we were passing under a huge wave。"' This new collection of 8 short stories from Haruki Murakami is， well， quintessentially Murakami。 Some of the stories have appeared in English over the last couple of years， and only the title story has never been published in Japanese before。 The stories reflect a wistful， nostalgic air， perhaps reflecting Murakami's long career。 In 'Cream'， a young man is invited to a piano recital that doesn't take place。 'On a Stone Pillow' tells the story of a one-night stand。 In 'Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova' a young student invents a Charlie Parker album to review for a student magazine， only to find a copy of the album， years later， in a record store。 Other stories focus on the usual Murakami tropes of music， baseball and oddball fleeting encounters。 Oh， and there's a talking monkey。As the title of the collection suggests， each story is told in the first person， and the events described are often triggered by a memory， or someone recounting something strange that happened to them。 In 'The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection' the 'I' is someone called 'Haruki Murakami'， who recalls writing poetry in a baseball stadium as his novel-writing career is taking off。 Is this memoir， or fiction？ The stories， in their way， all deal with memory and moments of a slight jarring of the 'real' world， which makes the characters look anew at their situation。 Sometimes bizarre， sometimes philosophical， the stories could only be written by Murakami。 His first-person characters are always male， and in at least a couple of the stories the narrator cannot even remember the woman's name。 And in 'Carnaval'， which looks at a short friendship between a man and a woman over their shared interest in music， she is described as being the ugliest woman he has ever met。 One would hope that Murakami is being self-ironic in his portrayal of these female characters， showing some self-awareness of previous criticism of his works， but it gets very close to being uncomfortable to read at times without thinking 'really， did you just say that？'OK， so it's Haruki Murakami， and you know what you are going to get。 And this delivers exactly what you would expect。 But。。。but。。。 this feels like a writer settling for what he does。 There is no attempt to challenge the boundaries， to be bold and daring， to create a new voice。 Indeed， often it feels like he is just recycling the same themes and ideas from his previous novels。 It has the sense of a writer looking back on his writing career， not looking forward。 Which is fine if you have a back catalogue like Murakami。 But we want more， we want new， not this stroll down the well-worn path。 As such， despite the quality of the writing， I couldn't get excited by it。 。。。more
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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Was Murakami high when he wrote these stories？I DNFed a story because it started with this line:"Of all the women I've known until now， she was the ugliest。"Seriously？！ How do you even think of writing this line？ And the word "ugly" has been repeated over and over again in the next few sentences。 Whatever point the author is trying to prove in this story， I effing don't care。***Until the 5th story， I was having a good time reading the book:**My thoughts until then:"Inexplicable， illogical events Was Murakami high when he wrote these stories？I DNFed a story because it started with this line:"Of all the women I've known until now， she was the ugliest。"Seriously？！ How do you even think of writing this line？ And the word "ugly" has been repeated over and over again in the next few sentences。 Whatever point the author is trying to prove in this story， I effing don't care。***Until the 5th story， I was having a good time reading the book:**My thoughts until then:"Inexplicable， illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。"Exactly。Well written and well translated， I had a fun time reading this collection。 His stories feel good to dive into as there's that unpredictability hanging around after each sentence。And yes， I picked up this book expecting not expecting too much from the endings and it helped in enjoying the book more。When I pick up a Murakami book， I don't crack open up my head to understand each and every detail but try to feel and know where things are going。 I enjoy this aspect while reading his books。 *Contents:1。 Cream4 🌟*What made a paino teacher unexpectedly invite one of her students years later*Creepy2。 On a Stone Pillow3 🌟*Hook-up and complicated relationships*Poetry and writing3。 Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova5🌟*Writing and the dilemma involved with it*A disturbing music record， eh？4。 With the Beatles4 🌟*Deals with aging and the title obviously*And the "girl" typical of Murakami's stories5。 Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey4 🌟*Yes， the monkey is what we are talking about or is it the one doing all the talking？*Loved it for its weirdness but then the entire book is just weird（AND THE AUTHOR FK UP EVERYTHING FOR ME AFTER THIS。）6。 Carnaval*DNFed with a BIG D。（Actually I lost all interest for the rest of the book。 This book really lived up to the "sucker" name I gave it when I got it a day before its publication。）7。 The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection（I DON'T CARE ANYMORE。）8。 First Person Singular（I DON'T REALLY CARE。 GOODBYE。）***You will find some uncomfortable moments regarding women and intimate relationships in almost all the stories。 。。。more
Bart
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3，5 ⭐️
The Fat
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Of all the Murakami fiction that I've read （which is everything that has been translated to English） this is by far the most serene and nostalgic。 Murakami is my favorite artist of all time let alone writer so I don't think it's possible for me to dislike something by him， so this score is just in comparison to his other short story collections。 This was a comforting， enjoyable read that I blew through but it just lacked that "dazzler" that all his other collections have had。 None of these stori Of all the Murakami fiction that I've read （which is everything that has been translated to English） this is by far the most serene and nostalgic。 Murakami is my favorite artist of all time let alone writer so I don't think it's possible for me to dislike something by him， so this score is just in comparison to his other short story collections。 This was a comforting， enjoyable read that I blew through but it just lacked that "dazzler" that all his other collections have had。 None of these stories really transcended their short story status if that makes sense。 Still I am very， very happy that this collection exists in the world。 。。。more
Benedetta
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3，5Come in "Abbandonare un gatto"， troviamo un Murakami diverso， più intimo ma comunque molto abile nell'indagare l'animo umano， partendo questa volta da se stesso， dalla prima persona singolare。Secondo me è consigliabile non approcciarsi all'autore partendo da questi racconti。 3，5Come in "Abbandonare un gatto"， troviamo un Murakami diverso， più intimo ma comunque molto abile nell'indagare l'animo umano， partendo questa volta da se stesso， dalla prima persona singolare。Secondo me è consigliabile non approcciarsi all'autore partendo da questi racconti。 。。。more
Laurel
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"Inexplicable， illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。 I guess we need to not think about them， just close our eyes and get through them。"-quote from "Cream"， the first short story in this collectionThe back of this book asks the reader to decide for themselves if the stories within are memoir or fiction， which I have to say is indeed a pertinent question。Each story is told from a first-person perspective with solid details that bring the feel of a memoir or factual recounting， "Inexplicable， illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。 I guess we need to not think about them， just close our eyes and get through them。"-quote from "Cream"， the first short story in this collectionThe back of this book asks the reader to decide for themselves if the stories within are memoir or fiction， which I have to say is indeed a pertinent question。Each story is told from a first-person perspective with solid details that bring the feel of a memoir or factual recounting， but then things like a talking monkey and ash coating the sidewalk slip in leaving you only mostly certain that at least this particular story is fiction。*Many thanks to Knopf Books for the chance to read an ARC！ 。。。more
Axel V
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Op verzoek van Dagmar。Eerste persoon enkelvoud， een verjaardagscadeautje van mijn ouders， is inmiddels het achtste werk dat ik heb gelezen van de Japanse schrijver Haruki Murakami。 Het is een bundel van een achttal korte verhalen， veelal doorspekt met de karakteriserende Murakami-motieven: eenzaamheid， pratende dieren， muziek， en blikjes bier。 De kracht van dit boekje en zijn oeuvre als geheel zit niet in het narratief。 Zijn verhalen overstijgen het prozaïsche niveau immers niet of nauwelijks: i Op verzoek van Dagmar。Eerste persoon enkelvoud， een verjaardagscadeautje van mijn ouders， is inmiddels het achtste werk dat ik heb gelezen van de Japanse schrijver Haruki Murakami。 Het is een bundel van een achttal korte verhalen， veelal doorspekt met de karakteriserende Murakami-motieven: eenzaamheid， pratende dieren， muziek， en blikjes bier。 De kracht van dit boekje en zijn oeuvre als geheel zit niet in het narratief。 Zijn verhalen overstijgen het prozaïsche niveau immers niet of nauwelijks: in Eerste persoon enkelvoud schrijft Murakami over onder andere tienerliefde， platenwinkels， en kuuroorden。 In plaats daarvan rust de kracht in de thematiek。 Murakami behandelt onderwerpen waar in de moderne maatschappij soms geen plek meer voor lijkt te zijn， zoals de onontkoombare ontgoocheling die het leven achteraf gezien brengt， de ongrijpbaarheid en ultieme abstractheid van zaken als liefde die we desalniettemin intuïtief het meest waarderen， en ons onvermogen om anderen écht te begrijpen。 In Murakami's wereld is iedereen boven al het andere een individu， losgesneden van ieder ander - zelfs， nee， júíst van zij die prima facie het dichtst bij ons staan， zoals familie en geliefden。 Desondanks bieden muziek en literatuur een schrale doch onverminderd hoopvolle manier om tot elkaar te komen。 Zijn wereld wordt zoals altijd afgespiegeld door zijn schrijfstijl: zonder pracht en praal， maar mét gelaagdheid; realistisch， maar magisch; melancholiek， maar inclusief het spreekwoordelijke zilveren randje。 Dit alles komt redelijk goed uit de verf in Eerste persoon enkelvoud， maar slaagt er niet in zijn eerdere werk te overtreffen。 。。。more
Kate
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3/5starsI want you all to know that I literally calculated the rating and it came to EXACTLY a 3 star soVideo review to come on release date April 6！
sHuysmans
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Mooie bundel met mysterieuze， associatiebevorderende verhalen！
The Second
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leggendo questa serie di racconti， ho pensato che se un bravo cantante puó cantare anche l'elenco del telefono， Murakami potrebbe anche scrivere la lista della spesa e risultare comunque interessante。 Ho letto ognuno di questi racconti con lo stesso alto interesse。 Ci sono quelli che mi sono piaciuti più degli altri， probabilmente perché alcuni li ho capiti più degli altri， ma il risultato non cambia。 Racconti che al di là del mio livello di comprensione hanno saputo coinvolgermi。 leggendo questa serie di racconti， ho pensato che se un bravo cantante puó cantare anche l'elenco del telefono， Murakami potrebbe anche scrivere la lista della spesa e risultare comunque interessante。 Ho letto ognuno di questi racconti con lo stesso alto interesse。 Ci sono quelli che mi sono piaciuti più degli altri， probabilmente perché alcuni li ho capiti più degli altri， ma il risultato non cambia。 Racconti che al di là del mio livello di comprensione hanno saputo coinvolgermi。 。。。more
Nora
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Alcuni momenti nella vita possono essere inspiegabili o surreali come descritto da Murakami。
Janice Feng
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It's safe to say his short stories are better than his novels （except 1Q84， which is one of my personal favourites）。 作為匠人一般將寫作當作勞動的作家，數十年寫的都是己所能及的生活。都市，孤獨 （profound loneliness），情愛，音樂，相遇和重逢。依然愛讀。依然被治癒。 It's safe to say his short stories are better than his novels （except 1Q84， which is one of my personal favourites）。 作為匠人一般將寫作當作勞動的作家，數十年寫的都是己所能及的生活。都市，孤獨 （profound loneliness），情愛，音樂，相遇和重逢。依然愛讀。依然被治癒。 。。。more
Mikkel Krupa
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3，5
Tony Lipsen
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Classic Murakami！ This was the perfect mix of magical realism which was realistic and believable enough to be read as literary masterpieces （like his work Norwegian Wood） but the right touch of magic to make each story shine and sparkle at the edges。 The first person is how I feel Murakami expresses himself best and these stories all take the narrative voice。 Common themes arise throughout and Murakami fans will not be disappointed。
Francesca Angileri
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Questo è un libro che mi sento di consigliare ai fan di Murakami Haruki。 Si tratta di una raccolta che contiene otto racconti。 Lo stile è il solito， si viaggia tra il realismo malinconico e il surrealismo tipico dell'autore。 Non vi aspettate le raccolte tipo: "I salici ciechi e la donna addormentata" o "L'elefante scomparso e altri racconti"， questo è un Murakami inedito。 La raccolta funziona da intervista che l'autore fa a sé stesso raccontando accadimenti personali che l'hanno portato ad esser Questo è un libro che mi sento di consigliare ai fan di Murakami Haruki。 Si tratta di una raccolta che contiene otto racconti。 Lo stile è il solito， si viaggia tra il realismo malinconico e il surrealismo tipico dell'autore。 Non vi aspettate le raccolte tipo: "I salici ciechi e la donna addormentata" o "L'elefante scomparso e altri racconti"， questo è un Murakami inedito。 La raccolta funziona da intervista che l'autore fa a sé stesso raccontando accadimenti personali che l'hanno portato ad essere l'uomo che è oggi。 Alcuni racconti hanno il sapore malinconico di una riflessione， altri rimandano ad una giovinezza vissuta negli anni '60。 。。。more
Calebdagenhart
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Like no other， Murakami combines rich investigations of inner lives with the slightly bizarre mundane。 In many cases， there's no grand arc or takeaway to Murakami's stories， but rather just a haunting picture of a moment or series of moments， seared into the reader's memory by the informal force of the writing。 Not for everyone， and sometimes the depictions of women can be a bit annoying， but， for me， reading Murakami always makes an impression。Note: I was provided a free advance reader's copy o Like no other， Murakami combines rich investigations of inner lives with the slightly bizarre mundane。 In many cases， there's no grand arc or takeaway to Murakami's stories， but rather just a haunting picture of a moment or series of moments， seared into the reader's memory by the informal force of the writing。 Not for everyone， and sometimes the depictions of women can be a bit annoying， but， for me， reading Murakami always makes an impression。Note: I was provided a free advance reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Justin Hall
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A fantastic set of short stories！ Surprisingly my first Muarakami book。 Can't wait to read the rest of his books now。 Each story was incredibly memorable。 Thanks to PRHAudio for this complimentary listen and now I have another physical book to buy :） A fantastic set of short stories！ Surprisingly my first Muarakami book。 Can't wait to read the rest of his books now。 Each story was incredibly memorable。 Thanks to PRHAudio for this complimentary listen and now I have another physical book to buy :） 。。。more
Gabril
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