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A review by mag_lange
Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"Extravagant", "Marvelous" I am sure literature critics would find several hundred adjectives describing this book.
But what really stands out to me is the fact that it is so real. It feels like I am reading about sincere and realistic thought processes of young people without exaggurating them for literary purposes. It so elegantly captures the magic of literature as you are given a glimpse into another mind and the chaotic processes happening within us every second of every day. You can relate to them, feel bad for them or envy them, but most of all you get a fresh and interesting new perspective on an aspect of life, that is so often hushed down. Everyone experiences loneliness in some form througout their life, and Murakami truly knows how to capture this feeling in such alienated circumstances, and make you relate for some obscure reason.
I think that I with this book have taken a big step towards understanding the importance of fiction books. Amazing how it is possible to write a complete, yet unfinished story about a character you know nothing about in just 20-40 pages. Maybe we are not so different after all.
But what really stands out to me is the fact that it is so real. It feels like I am reading about sincere and realistic thought processes of young people without exaggurating them for literary purposes. It so elegantly captures the magic of literature as you are given a glimpse into another mind and the chaotic processes happening within us every second of every day. You can relate to them, feel bad for them or envy them, but most of all you get a fresh and interesting new perspective on an aspect of life, that is so often hushed down. Everyone experiences loneliness in some form througout their life, and Murakami truly knows how to capture this feeling in such alienated circumstances, and make you relate for some obscure reason.
I think that I with this book have taken a big step towards understanding the importance of fiction books. Amazing how it is possible to write a complete, yet unfinished story about a character you know nothing about in just 20-40 pages. Maybe we are not so different after all.