Sputnik Sweetheart in Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Apr 08, 2008 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

Shelves: faves

Tis about unrequited passion. Condensed loneliness.
Murakami's heroines always seem to have emigrated from fantasy.

"The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time."

*intends* ...more

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Oct 20, 2013 Winna rated it really liked it

Shelves: general-fiction, mellow-books, fantasy-myths-fairy-tales-magic

I put off reading Haruki Murakami for so long.. especially after I read the much hyped Norwegian Wood but didn't love it or get what the hype was about. I also read his collection of short stories (Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman and Birthday Stories though the latter didn't really count), but did not particularly like them but still believed the Murakami craze was indeed there for a reason.

Imagine my joy when I found Sputnik Sweetheart (aptly titled!) at a used bookstore. It was supposedly on the ...more

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May 10, 2016 Sonja rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasysci-fi, fiction, mystery, nowhitebeforelaborday, read-in-2016

So, this is the second Murakami that I've read and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. The premise and the imagery and the writing and... just all of it... really came together for me. I wouldn't say that any of it 'hit me' (I don't think Murakami goes for that kind of thing) but the realizations and impacts keep washing over me in waves.

This one gives me hope that I can get into Murakami more going forward. I might update this review, as well, as my impressions really sink in, since I just ...more

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