So, The Midnight Library? Honestly, it was dreadfully boring. The story kicks off, and you're thinking, "Is this seriously it?" It fallsMeh Vibes.....
So, The Midnight Library? Honestly, it was dreadfully boring. The story kicks off, and you're thinking, "Is this seriously it?" It falls into the trap of being overly simplified, with a main character, Nora, who's just painfully dull. They try to paint her as this deep, complex person dealing with depression and all, but it ends up feeling more like a 'paint by numbers' kind of thing.
And the way they handle depression? Nora's sadness is boiled down to her regrets. It's kind of insulting to anyone who's actually battled real depression. Nora herself is as one-dimensional as a piece of paper. Her journey through this Midnight Library feels more like someone trying too hard to be profound than a genuine exploration of life's twists and turns.
Now, let's talk about the repetition. It's like a broken record. The same themes, the same dilemmas, just going around in circles. Instead of an exciting rollercoaster of possibilities, it's a dull loop. And predictability? Oh yeah, you can pretty much guess where the plot's headed from the start. No surprises, just a straight-line narrative that's about as thrilling as watching paint dry.
In a nutshell, The Midnight Library is a dreadfully boring experience. It's just cheesy. A dull main character, shallow take on depression, and a repetitive, predictable plot make it a bit of a snooze. If you're after a simple, easy read, maybe it's for you. But if you want something with a bit more substance, this one falls short....more
THIS BOOK TASTES LIKE DARK CHOCOLATE. Its among the most emotionally engaging books I v read. The narrator of the book is death. It has its own way ofTHIS BOOK TASTES LIKE DARK CHOCOLATE. Its among the most emotionally engaging books I v read. The narrator of the book is death. It has its own way of telling the story. Sometimes its a spoiler of the end! but still the ties between you and the story are strong enough to continue reading despite knowing what would happen next. I loved the how the story started, how death describes things like colors, people, streets and the sky and I believe that's what goes missing when stories like this turn to movies. The whole story takes place during Nazi Germany time. Scary days, hunger, poverty, bombs and bullets, but still, Its so soft and gentle when your taken into Liesel's house and get to sit with them at the kitchen table. It eventually leaves the monstrous side of the human in the background and shows you the fine features of humankind. How the book ends is truly shattering and heartbreaking but I count it as a one of the qualities of this book beside the nice flow of it. It creates strong emotional bond. You dont want to let characters go. And final chapters belong to death which I think was beautiful idea to dedicate some words to it and its point of view. Death: I am constantly overestimating and underestimating humans, I am haunted by humans.
I picked this book up to read not knowing what type of book it is. I am happy I read it, death's words haunted me from the very beginning. ...more
I am truly disappointed. I did not expect this from Murakami. After reading wind up bird this was a huge downfaNO SHINE AND NO SURPRISES IN THIS BOOK
I am truly disappointed. I did not expect this from Murakami. After reading wind up bird this was a huge downfall. It was trying hard to be interesting but with all those unnecessary repetitions, bland characters and poor story telling it took all the joy from me little by little every page that I proceeded.
Nothing complex, no twist and tangles or anything very surprising about this book which is not what I expect from Murakami's books. The book was was too long and too simple for a Murakami book and felt almost colorless and dull. Too many details that didnt add any imaginary depth to the story but instead made it unnecessarily long, boring, repetitive and tiring to read. Also, I felt like the book was overly focused on women's body. I do expect a some sexual context here and there in Murakami's books but I dont want to read a book that keeps informing me about the size of women's breast every second line unless its bound to the story in some way.
The only thing I liked about the book, the only interesting parts were when the little commandatore appeared. The idea in the form of the commandatore. That was a little sparkle in this book that I wish it had last longer.
As a Murakami fan I expected much more. This was too simple. It didnt satisfy me. ...more
Imagine eating your favorite food with sand in it:
I always appreciate Murakami's creativity and unique insight in magical realism and the twist and tImagine eating your favorite food with sand in it:
I always appreciate Murakami's creativity and unique insight in magical realism and the twist and tangles in his stories. This one was specially mythical, mysterious and a good food for my imagination with all those creatures, gold beasts,at times gloomy, cold atmosphere and the whole story line. Murakami always do a great job blending sections of his stories together gradually, even if the different chapters seem to have nothing to do with each other at the begging. With all that being said, I must admit that I dont consider this book one of murakami's best ones. I thinks he does a very good job in magical realism but not with touch of sci-fi. The characters are left alone in the story although they follow you throughout the story along with the protagonist. The women characters who are playing an important role in building up the story line and filling the gaps in between are overly sexualized. Women are looked at as merely sexual merits. There is nothing more to their characters, which bothers me a lot. It was the same in Killing commendatore as well which at times was uncomfortable to read. Perhaps if I could ignore the SEXIST, FATPHOBIC nature of this book, I would have given it 4 stars for all the beauty of it, but I couldn't. Every time I heard the word chubby girl I cringed and it did not get better as the story went on.
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