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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.
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.