Reviews

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

szmnsk_'s review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

heeeere we go! we go! sangsang sogui naui seom! ttara ttara jureul seo! junbidwaettdamyeon up up up up up!

rifkautami's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • 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

piccola_el's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Come si può intuire dalla mia libreria, io sono un'avida lettrice di Murakami, per questo motivo, quando ho iniziato 'L'assassinio del Commendatore', le mie aspettative erano molto alte. Un po' a malincuore devo ammettere, tuttavia, che questo romanzo non mi ha entusiasmata particolarmente.
L'essenza di Murakami è certamente presente, tutti quegli elementi che fanno di ogni sua narrazione un viaggio, più che un libro; eppure, dopo la classica partenza che rapisce il lettore, l'impressione è che la narrazione s'impantani in una serie infinita di riflessioni che tornano sempre allo stesso punto, e spesso le pagine non ne vogliono sapere di scorrere fluide.
Nel complesso, la storia è interessante - un coinvolgente percorso nella mente e nelle sensazioni di un pittore, nel suo rapporto con i quadri e gli elementi che si nascondono nelle profondità di una tela bianca - e resta la voglia di arrivare alla fine, nonostante i capitoli centrali diano la sensazione di attraversare insidiose sabbie mobili letterarie.

te_ssa's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

3.25

hinklemi's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

Very fun.

asiaroth's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

ending felt rushed for such a prolonged build up. Captivating story nonetheless. A lot of murakamis ideas surrounding being an artist really resonated with me.

joshuabushen's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

The best Murakami book I've read since reading my favourite, Norwegian Wood, in 2019. My only gripe with this book is that it can be incredibly slow paced at times. Other than that, Murakami's classic blend of cool contemporary fiction and magical realism is here, and its a joy to read. Little 2ft tall men appear out of paintings, people sit in holes in the ground for indiscernible reasons, and somehow it's all linked to war (specifically the Second World War). Through a series of sometimes bizarre, funny, frightening, heartwarming, and bewildering events our unnamed protagonist learns about the life of a legendary Japanese painter and why he made a decision to change his style of painting and his life as a whole after an experience in Vienna during the height of WWII. Meanwhile the protagonist goes on a journey of self-actualization triggered by a request to paint a portait of the mysterious Mr. Menshiki, who lives in the white mansion across the valley.

A must read for any Murakami fan

9.4/10

marksanders's review against another edition

Go to review page

slow-paced

4.0

theramblingreader's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

4.75

alaan's review against another edition

Go to review page

2.0

It hurts to write this cause Kafka on the Shore is one of my favorite books but in here Murakami manages to write a long ass book and make it lead to nothing, I'm sure I'm just stupid but I didn't get anything from this, no character development, usual themes which here are not developed, boring characters and plot... the surrealistic motif that I usually find really attractive in his books is just bland (the metaphor and idea concept) in this book you’ll find the usual Murakami but worse than ever.