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Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami

18 reviews

sunfleurbelle's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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agusbelegni's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

Esta fue mi primera vez leyendo a Haruki Murakami y debo decir que me llevó casi la mitad del libro adaptarme a su estilo de escritura, el cuál es muy particular y destaca por su capacidad de representar pensamientos e ideas de forma alusiva, haciendo referencia a situaciones que no necesariamente se relacionan con las mismas, dejando los cuentos a merced de la interpretación e imaginación del lector.
Al final del libro, llegué a apreciar su estilo de escritura y su capacidad de transmitir sus ideas y sentimientos de forma indirecta.
Me encantó el cuento titulado "un órgano independiente", sin duda espero volver a encontrarme con este breve relato en un futuro.
Debo aclarar que no me gustó el modo en que Murakami personifica y describe a las mujeres en sus historias y su excesiva necesidad de mencionar aspectos sexuales en sus historias (que no siempre aportan a la trama). Creo que su descripción de las mujeres se centra en sus fallos estéticos y aspectos sexuales, en comparación con sus personajes masculinos que poseen descripciones físicas mucho más favorables y a los cuales se les atribuyen personalidades más profundas y complejas.

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nekoshka's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Maybe this was not the best way to start my introduction to Murakami.

 I’ve heard a lot of wonderful things about his writing (except for the misogyny), but this collection of stories left me more disgusted than anything else. Maybe I’m too asexual for this book.
Yesterday was nice though. 

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neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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abookwormspov's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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darbz89's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0


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lovelylilelle's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

the misogyny was rife in this 

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seraphimgt's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.75

I dont think Murakami knows that women actually exist in real life, so it's very brave of him to write a short story collection all about them ♡ 

I really liked the Drive My Car film and, aside from the whole
how could this woman LET herself be abused
bit in Kino, I really enjoyed that short story as well. I didn't mind Samsa in Love either. Murakami is a great writer, I just wish I enjoyed the content of his stories more.

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pseudolain's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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fionnlister's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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