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Sputnik Sweetheart
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bookshelves: magical-realism, easternlit-namaste, this-book-tho
Feb 09, 2020
bookshelves: magical-realism, easternlit-namaste, this-book-tho
Read 3 times. Last read June 18, 2016 to June 21, 2016.
When I first read this (in 2007) I felt bad about rating such a wonderfully written book with just Two Stars!
With my second reading (in 2008), I began to see the light with a 7 out of 12, Three Star rating - my one sentence review: 'Second and more enlightened reading of this almost poetic masterpiece about a loneliness, self-identity and relationships, I think?'
BY my third reading I could simply put out there, that this is a poetic masterpiece about loneliness, self-identity and relationships, I'm sure! It's also all kinds of cool that the relationship that this book centres around is a same sex coupling and that, that itself is not an issue. All hail the King! 10 out of 12. Five Star read.
And yes, I know that's a Norwegian Wood GIF, what's your point? :)
2016 read; 2008 read; 2007 read
With my second reading (in 2008), I began to see the light with a 7 out of 12, Three Star rating - my one sentence review: 'Second and more enlightened reading of this almost poetic masterpiece about a loneliness, self-identity and relationships, I think?'
BY my third reading I could simply put out there, that this is a poetic masterpiece about loneliness, self-identity and relationships, I'm sure! It's also all kinds of cool that the relationship that this book centres around is a same sex coupling and that, that itself is not an issue. All hail the King! 10 out of 12. Five Star read.
And yes, I know that's a Norwegian Wood GIF, what's your point? :)
2016 read; 2008 read; 2007 read
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Reading Progress
February 24, 2007
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Started Reading
February 28, 2007
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Finished Reading
August 24, 2008
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Started Reading
August 25, 2008
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Finished Reading
June 18, 2016
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Started Reading
June 21, 2016
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Finished Reading
February 9, 2020
– Shelved
February 9, 2020
– Shelved as:
magical-realism
February 9, 2020
– Shelved as:
easternlit-namaste
June 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
this-book-tho
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Oct 10, 2020 11:03PM
This was my first Murakami, and it’s still my favorite books of his. It’s poetic and strange, and remains captivating and mystical to me no matter how many times I read it.
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Glad you came to like this more, Baba, lovely review! It was also my first Murakami and it for sure inspired me to read more by him.
2 to 5 stars Baba - wow! I'm with you on your latest thoughts on this one, it is one terrific read hey. Great review!
I enjoyed this review Baba. Interesting how your views have changed over time with new readings. Murakami is kind of hit and miss with me, but maybe I'll like him a lot better on 2nd readings.
Great review, Baba! Wow, so great to see that you've enjoyed this more and more with every read! :)
Dawn F wrote: "This was my first Murakami, and it’s still my favorite books of his. It’s poetic and strange, and remains captivating and mystical to me no matter how many times I read it."I'm with you on that!
Ilse wrote: "Glad you came to like this more, Baba, lovely review! It was also my first Murakami and it for sure inspired me to read more by him."It's a perfect book to start discovering Murakami with, Ilse :)
Mark wrote: "2 to 5 stars Baba - wow! I'm with you on your latest thoughts on this one, it is one terrific read hey. Great review!"It's a shame it took me three readings to get there!
Tim wrote: "I enjoyed this review Baba. Interesting how your views have changed over time with new readings. Murakami is kind of hit and miss with me, but maybe I'll like him a lot better on 2nd readings."Murakami's works, as evident from this review, tend to grow on me :)
Yun wrote: "Great review, Baba! Wow, so great to see that you've enjoyed this more and more with every read! :)"If only every book journey was like this Yun!
Rambling Redhead wrote: "Great review Baba!"Thank you :)
Thanks for your great review Baba.
Liong wrote: "Thanks for your great review Baba."Always a pleasure Liong :)
