William's review of Sputnik Sweetheart

Sputnik Sweetheart Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami
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status: Read in January, 2008

I was looking for new authors and came across a lot of strong opinions on Murakami, good and bad, on Goodreads. I thought I'd give him a shot. But i absolutely hated it. What I don't know is if its a bad translation, or if its Murakami's style itself, but I felt it was just horribly written. His similes and metaphors were amateurish and misfit; Her resolve was a regular Rock of Gibraltar. His descriptions seem forced; ...to help prop up her uncertain life here on this third planet from the sun.And his sentence structures and overall story seem simple and flat.
I had just finished reading Michael Pollan, who I feel has an incredibly compelling narrative style, and in comparison I just couldn't get into this book at all. I felt I should maybe give him another shot, but I spoke with some friends who had similar experiences with other of his books so I feel I'm not missing much.
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message 1: by Annie (last edited 05/15/2008 09:44AM)
05/15/2008 09:34AM

1152155 Ironically* enough, I also just finished reading Michael Pollan before picking up this book.

I wasn't quite sure why Murakami didn't do as much to thrill me as I was told he would, but I think you might be on to something.

I didn't hate the novel, though. It just wasn't as fantastic as I was told it would be.

(*This isn't ironic at all, is it? Merely coincidental. Dammit, Alanis.)


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