Sputnik Sweetheart

A disappearing woman. Classical music. Cats. Dreams. Yup, I just finished another Murakami novel. I\’m going to sleep and dream on this one tonight and write the review tomorrow. No really. I fully intend to write a real review, I\’m just uncertain how I feel. Half of me wants to write a review, but the other half just wants to look longingly out the window, go to the beach, or sit in a restaurant and eat some nice Greek food. That should pass after a good night\’s sleep and I should be able to decide where Sputnik Sweetheart belongs in my catalog of Murakami. Until then, I will go outside check out the stars and look for lonely satellites of love.

This is a delicious book, wonderfully read and performed. Why do we think and feel we are lonely? If you ever wonder, read or listen. You won\’t regret it.

Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite authors and I jumped for excitement when Audible had new titles from his extensive catalog. \”Sputnik Sweetheart\” is not as good as some of his other books like \”Hard-boiled Wonderland\” or \”After the Quake\”, but it\’s definitely worth the read if you like this author. While reading this book, I started asking myself if I am bias to Murakami\’s work, just because I\’m a super fan of his and almost obsessed at reading everything that he writes. If \”Sputnik Sweetheart\” was by any other author, would I still like this book as much as I do? Would I even bother at writing this review? Would I even give this book 3 stars because it seems like Haruki Murakami writes the same genre over and over, about an love affair with some abstract symbolism. I\’m a reader that doesn\’t really like to follow a particular author. I read whatever that interest me at the time with a wide range of subjects. If I like a series, I will keep on getting those books or drop it because of having no interest. I\’m not a fan of Grisham\’s or Nora Roberts\’ novels. I have a few of there popular books, but they are all one word writers, where they can\’t write more than they know. As for my thoughts on Murakami, each of his books are so different from each other that you don\’t know what to expect until you get deep into the story. Maybe he is a typical stereotype author and his keys are stuck at typing out the same thing over and over, but he does it right with illusions with his words.

as usual, but not as good as Norwegian Wood. Senseless lulls (life is monotonous–we get it) and sometimes he tells rather than shows, an amateur error. That said, it\’s still pretty good

If you have not read any of Murakami\’s books, I would suggest that you start with \”Kafka on the shore\” or \”The wind-up bird chronicle\”. This book does have some of the ingredients common in Murakami\’s books (unrequited love, alienation, metaphors, etc.), but it\’s not as haunting as \”Kafka on the shore\” or as intense as \”The wind-up bird chronicle\”. The story could be longer to resolve some important mysteries that I expected to be explained. It left me with somewhat \”unfinished\” feeling. But I still enjoyed this book because of the interesting balance of characters and some memorable scenes I could visualize.

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