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I'm going to DNF this from now. Originally I really liked it. I thought the premise was interesting even though I didn't care for all of the characters. But as time went by I started to lose interest. I think a huge part of the issue was timing. I started reading this at a time when I wasn't in the mood for it. I took a break from it, thinking that would make things go easier but instead it just made it even harder to connect with the story. I do think the protagonist in the more realistic setti
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This is one hell of a cool book. Gorgeously written and brilliantly conceived. I love all the literary and western cultural references, as well as the little mundane details of daily life that hint at ennui, sort of like Hemingway and Stieg Larsson. I may not have understood what was going on a lot of the time, and I may not generally enjoy the open-endedness associated with surrealism / magical realism. But 5 stars for style and pure originality.
Not good. Boring enough. Adventures but no good thoughts. One image to paint but not sure that somebody will.
Murakami me volvió loca! simplemente un viaje mejor que Narnia
Jan 24, 2011
Alexandra Muresan
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it was amazing
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Mar 14, 2013
Barbara
marked it as to-read
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Sep 04, 2013
Bror (Abrar)
marked it as to-read
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