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Ladataan... Pimeän jälkeen– tekijä: Haruki Murakami
  
Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta.  JBTaylor42 | Feb 7, 2021 |  Minutely observed and crisply written. An absorbing and somewhat surreal story that unfolds, very ambiguously, over the course of a single night. Somewhat peculiar, peculiarly engrossing. (  ) mjhunt | Jan 22, 2021 | As usual, when I read Murakami, I don't understand everything. But this is still a fascinating read with the bizarre and surreal intertwining together with the ordinary. An interesting technique is the use of the lens of a camera to zoom into the lives of the characters. Though the word Tokyo never appeared at all, it is clear that the plot took place in this city, a place that I can't visit now because of Covid. We wonder why Eri Asai fell into a deep sleep. Is it to escape everyday life? Perhaps we all wish to be able to do that sometimes. It was not explicitly stated but Eri appears to regain consciousness, which I see as a symbol of hope. The story ends with the approach of down. After darkness, there will be light. ( ) siok | Oct 31, 2020 | Un viaggio quasi onirico, soffuso e silenzioso come la notte durante la quale si svolge. Incubi, sogni, aspettative, vite irrimediabilmente ferme, vite prossime a sbocciare, vite in cerca dell'ispirazione necessaria per trovare il proprio sentiero. ( ) Carlomascellani73 | Oct 30, 2020 | everyone suggests murakami to me, but I guess this was the wrong choice to start with... abstroyer | Sep 13, 2020 |
 Många kommer nog att störa sig på den för att den är osammanhängande och saknar ett riktigt slut. Själv gillar jag den just därför, även om det finns en del annat att klaga på.  Murakamis romaner brukar alltid bli mer än summan av sina olika, ofta rätt banala beståndsdelar. Innan natten faller är dock ett undantag som inte blir mer än en, låt vara tidvis rätt så underhållande, smått förvirrad färd från mörker till ljus. Den är helt enkelt inte så bra. Det är en stil flytande mellan genrer och upplevelser som Murakami driver sina underliga och vackra världar med, som smälter ihop myter och andeväsen med socialrealistiska plågor som kvinnohat, maffiahot, barnsexhandel och korruption. "A bittersweet novel that will satisfy the most demanding literary taste... It reminds us [that] while we sleep, the world out there is moving in mysterious and unpredictable ways." "Potent and disturbing... He reminds us that the essence of horror in the post-modern narrative is not some gothic extravagance, but the realities that await us outside our doorstep."
During seven hours of a Tokyo night one sister sleeps, while the other, a student reading quietly in a Denny's until she is lead to night people who are radically different from her. No library descriptions found. |
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It is one night spent with real people surrounded by alarming and bizarre circumstances. It's a gripping read. A short read that packs a punch. It's blunt and to the point. Very, very matter-of-fact.
As for the characters. My thoughts are below.
Mari Asai and Takahashi meet and you get to witness the potential start to something special. Their dialogue and personalities were a joy to take in because they were so pure and real, nothing artificial or intentionally weird about them. They were honest. I dig that.
Eri Asai's circumstances was very disturbing. That's all I'll say about that. You'll like her story line when you read the story.
Takahashi, well, we've covered him already. But I'll say again that I enjoyed his personality.
Kaoru was instantly a delight. Because we all know someone like that.
Komugi - The mystery behind her circumstances is one I'll think about for quite a while.
Guo Dongh - I feel so terribly bad for her.
Shirakawa - He's a douche. There is nothing at all redeeming about him.
This was a mind-trip. An artful display of weirdness and blunt honesty.
One scene did throw me off.
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That scene is when Mari, at the end, gets into bed with her sister and kisses her. TWICE! The first kiss was weird, but the second lingering more romantic kiss was very off-putting. Maybe I read it all wrong, but I was left with the feeling that Mari is in love with her sister. That's the vibe I got. Still though, it's a great story and those kisses - although weird - didn't kill the story as the whole damn story is strange.
I loved this book.
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