Reviews

Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami

emisallyrob's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.25

pppinja's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

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colinsqpphire's review against another edition

3.0

第二本讀村上春樹的書（第一本是國境之南太陽之西），很短所以兩天直接在書店就看完了。沒有太多誇張的劇情，比較像是往事的堆疊（國境之南太陽之西的劇情架構就比較明顯一點），讀完時心情沒有太多起伏，腦中卻被喚起一些記憶的片段。

mieikafka's review against another edition

funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

sosoboso's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

lilnoto's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.25

“f course you keep telling yourself there's something to be learned from everything, and growing old shouldn't be that hard. That's the general drift.”

sam_mehdi's review against another edition

5.0

Haruki Murakami's first book doesn't disappoint one bit. He has always been an incredibly talented writer. His stories are engaging and provoke deep thought. The major themes throughout all of his works are alienation, loneliness, isolation, and existentialism, all of which, for some reason, seem very relevant to the modern day.

Specifically regarding Hear the Wind Sing, the book is an enjoyable, thought-provoking, and quick read. The plot may be difficult to follow at times, but Murakami's language makes up for that (by far!). I absolutely love Dostoevsky, but Murakami comes very close to matching him (it happens that Murakami also looks up to Dostoevsky).

One more note: Murakami is very fluent in English (he translated books like Catcher in the Rye into Japanese in his younger years), and he has had a very significant part in the translation of all of his works. Accordingly, you can expect the language of his stories to be incredibly vivid and engaging.

v_ntd's review against another edition

emotional relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

mobyskine's review against another edition

3.0

Ceritanya memang tanpa tujuan. Perihal utamanya nihil-- tapi entah kenapa saya menyukainya. Mungkin kerana ia terlalu biasa, kisah lelaki sehari-hariannya, tentang Nezumi, tentang perempuan penjaga toko piringan hitam, tentang buku-buku dan lagu-lagu, tentang suara ombak dan aroma laut, musim panas yang terik dan bir (yang mungkin sudah bergelen-gelen).

It was okay. Cuma kadang-kadang sedikit depressing-- entahlah kenapa.

nikla88's review against another edition

3.0

Sicuramente meno impattante rispetto ai più classici Murakami, ma forse è solo l'inizio, visto che si tratta di una serie di libri.
Si ritrovano però le atmosfere cupe e malinconie, l'amore un po' perverso e la musica.