A review by sonalipawar26
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Don't we all grieve differently?

I chose to listen to this book purely because it was an hour long and I needed something during my drive home.
What started as an utterly absurd story about a boy being forced to read in a library, turned out to be a story of grief. And when the realisation dawned on me, I gasped.

It's Murakami. It's a genre of its own! Absurdity, that out-of-body feeling, that feeling of hallucination, all was present in this novella.

I have nothing more to say about this book apart from how it's an unusual book on grief and how this boy perceives it.