aliencatl0rd's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't a huge fan of this collection. The stories weren't bad per say, but it was difficult to be fully engaged in them. Thailand and Honeypot had the most effect on me.
ipb1's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 * A mixed bag of stories tenuously linked by the thread of the Kobe earthquake. At his best when writing about giant, erudite, courteous frogs and their battles against the infernal.
aaron_j136's review against another edition
3.0
1) UFO in Kushiro- 3.5/5
2) Landscape with Flatiron- 3/5
3) All God's children can dance-2.5/5
4) Thailand- 2/5
5) Super Frog saves Tokyo-4/5
6) Honey Pie- 4/5
2) Landscape with Flatiron- 3/5
3) All God's children can dance-2.5/5
4) Thailand- 2/5
5) Super Frog saves Tokyo-4/5
6) Honey Pie- 4/5
bookscreentalk's review against another edition
5.0
"Whatever distinguishes one lump of flesh from another when we're alive, we're all the same once we're dead, just used-up shells."
You know it's Murakami, when the characters stay with you long after you've finished reading the book.
After the Quake is a collection of short stories, about lives of some people and how differently they were all affected by one incident - The Earthquake at Kobe.
My personal favorite was Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, starts all dreamy and vivid, but ends on a very disturbingly horrid note.
Murakami isn't like any author I've read. He has a way of storytelling, which forces you to think about the characters and their lives, even after the story has ended.
You know it's Murakami, when the characters stay with you long after you've finished reading the book.
After the Quake is a collection of short stories, about lives of some people and how differently they were all affected by one incident - The Earthquake at Kobe.
My personal favorite was Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, starts all dreamy and vivid, but ends on a very disturbingly horrid note.
Murakami isn't like any author I've read. He has a way of storytelling, which forces you to think about the characters and their lives, even after the story has ended.
aljavi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
kimmeham's review against another edition
4.0
«Etter skjelvet» viser hvilken glimrende historieforteller Haruki Murakami er. De sju novellene kretser rundt den samme røde tråden – nemlig det store jordskjelvet som rammet Kobe i 1995. Alle hovedkarakterene har en eller annen forbindelse til jordskjelvet, om enn ganske vage.
Flere av novellene sitter i meg i ettertid, og spesielt «Alle guds barn» likte jeg spesielt godt. Som seg hør og bør finner Murakami plass til litt ødipøse relasjoner, blant annet i den nevnte novellen. Han legger også inn noen fine «easter eggs» som på finurlig vis binder historiene sammen i tillegg til jordskjelvene.
Jeg koste meg med denne novellesamlingen!
Flere av novellene sitter i meg i ettertid, og spesielt «Alle guds barn» likte jeg spesielt godt. Som seg hør og bør finner Murakami plass til litt ødipøse relasjoner, blant annet i den nevnte novellen. Han legger også inn noen fine «easter eggs» som på finurlig vis binder historiene sammen i tillegg til jordskjelvene.
Jeg koste meg med denne novellesamlingen!
masonanddixon's review against another edition
3.0
Three excellent short stories, and two exercises do not a good book make. Murakami can write fascinating and haunting short stories, but this feels more like a preparation for his later third person novels— it even has the light dark motifs and seemingly a few lines inserted directly into After Dark.
gabyelle97's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book because of how short the stories were, and even in such a short story there definitely was a lot of detail. Only issue being - I wanted more from the frog story! I mean it is so bizarre it needed its own moment! *rant over* but seriously, this again is a very well written, often strange and kind weird but amazing! I love Murakami's books and will read many more - so if you like weird stories about frogs saving Tokyo and on the flip side, well written, real stories, then read this!
humdrum_ts's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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