Hello dear Readers,
Below my book review of Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami.
Title: Men Without Women: Stories
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Short Stories
Author: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage, Reprint Edition
Publication Date: May 01, 2018
Publication Date: May 01, 2018
Language: English
Book Description
Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to tell stories that speak to us all. In Men Without Women Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic, marked by the same wry humor and pathos that have defined his entire body of work.
My Thoughts
It took me a while to finish this book. Not because I was not liking it, on the contrary, I was enjoying it so much, I wanted to take my time on each story, I wanted to savor each word. That I did and it was totally worth it.
Men without Women is a collection of short stories, seven in total, stories about everyday people, doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bantenders, ordinary people, however, their stories, so unique, I never read stories like these before. I was so blown away by the writing, the power of Murakami's storytelling is out of this world.
That is what makes these stories different, it takes something ordinary and makes it into something extraordinary. Feelings such as loneliness, sadness, pain, betrayal, situations such as lost, heartbreaks, relationships are portrayed, described through such a powerful storytelling that you cannot help but get immersed, invested on each story. I finished the book a few days ago and I am still thinking about all these characters, their ups and downs. It is hard not to.
Wendy
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