A review by squizzyglizzy
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

emotional mysterious 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

The characters’ thoughts and relationships reflect the feeling of longing, love, loneliness, and loss.
There’s lowkey a love “circle,” like the narrator (K) loves Sumire romantically, but Sumire and Miu loves each other (and Sumire loves K,
but in my mind her feelings are platonic towards him).
Miu is that girl no wonder Sumire
went gay for her 💁‍♀️
but I feel bad for what Miu went through 😿 and then there’s K lol. Bro is down bad but he doesn’t mind it as long as Sumire is still his BFF. There are also aspects of surrealism where people travel or see visions from a different realistic “world.” Felt like I was easily immersed when reading this book because it’s a very “in the moment” type of book. 
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