Men Without Women: Stories
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.
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It's quite easy to become Men Without Women. You love a woman deeply, and then she goes off somewhere. That's all it takes.
I could have read this book in one sitting, but I wouldn't have wanted to. Haruki Murakami writes so well that it leaves me a little breathless. I don't want to rush through even as I'm wanting to devour it. I enjoyed every story. I love that there is both beauty and humor (because let's face it - humor is beautiful, isn't it?). I love the blurred lines between reality and fantasy and not having the "answer" thrown in my face. Sometimes I like to believe what I want to believe.
...I've finally experienced what the poet felt. The deep sense of loss after you've met a woman you love, have made love, then said goodbye. Like you're suffocating. The same emotion hasn't changed at all in a thousand years.
Having a girl break her brand-new eraser in two and give me half was extraordinary. Like handing over a dozen old barns to a gigantic tornado.
5 I-Can't-Wait-to-Read-More-Murakami-and-Already-Ordered-Four-of-His-Books Stars
I could have read this book in one sitting, but I wouldn't have wanted to. Haruki Murakami writes so well that it leaves me a little breathless. I don't want to rush through even as I'm wanting to devour it. I enjoyed every story. I love that there is both beauty and humor (because let's face it - humor is beautiful, isn't it?). I love the blurred lines between reality and fantasy and not having the "answer" thrown in my face. Sometimes I like to believe what I want to believe.
...I've finally experienced what the poet felt. The deep sense of loss after you've met a woman you love, have made love, then said goodbye. Like you're suffocating. The same emotion hasn't changed at all in a thousand years.
Having a girl break her brand-new eraser in two and give me half was extraordinary. Like handing over a dozen old barns to a gigantic tornado.
5 I-Can't-Wait-to-Read-More-Murakami-and-Already-Ordered-Four-of-His-Books Stars
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