Sputnik Sweetheart

Beautifully Written

I was recommended this book by a friend and decided to give it a try. This book from the very beginning is a complete page turner. I found the characters to be very relatable. What I really love about this book is Hurakami's style of writing. Its very descriptive and really gives you a sense of whats going on both with the characters/their thoughts and with their surroundings. Overall I find this book really refreshing to read. The only thing that disppointed me a bit was the ending. It felt a bit abrupt, but all in all definitely a good read.

Great

Sputnik Sweetheart is the first book I have read by Murakami. I thought it was a great book. It was very easy to read and it was very relaxing. The writing style is very unique and I thought it was refreshing. The story of the novel is also very unique. I would recommend this book to most people. It is something different and touching. I can't wait to read more Murakami!

Unrequited Passions

This is an excellent book about unrequited love and unfulfilled passions, a modern story that is uniquely written and well worth the time to read!

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An okay read

This book was just okay. The ending seemed a little bit rushed and forced, and very out of nowhere. It was an easy read however, and I would read it if you are a Murakami fan. It wouldn't be a waste of time to read it, but the book might make you feel a bit unsatisfied. It wasn't too memorable, but fans should give it a read. Then go read Hardboiled Wonderland.

Sputnik Sweetheart; A Legacy of Self Understanding

Sputnik Sweetheart is probably the most poignant and meaningful Japanese contempoary novel I have ever read. It is a story of a girl's love for another woman and how she had to go on a journey of self-discovery to understand herself, but finally returns to society. I love how the story is written in the first person style of her best friend (which his name isn't given). You will never read anything so eccentrically enjoyable with truly profound semantics as Sputnik Sweetheart.

Same ol'....Same ol'

Sputnik Sweethear is Murakami's one novel written again. He still can't help dredging up the same ol' story line(disappearing, dying women), the same characters(It's the same main character as every other novel of his! He's in every novel!!), and imagery(below ground, well, etc.) that he always uses. Why do I feel like I am the only person that enjoys Murakami, but realizes that he just keeps repackaging the same stuff over and over again. He is a great writer who lost his imagination long ago. So...read one and you've read them all!! That being said his novel 'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World' is his most imaginative and unique work to date.

doesn't cut it

Murakami's entertaining, but I still can't *feel* what he's trying to do; he really does want to make it emotional, but for me, somehow, he just can't pull it off. The novel's characters make lovely read-ables, and I finished the book in three days. Once again, he writes an engrossing, easy read, but... he's trying to get away with emotional punch that he can't throw. =/

Predictable, still fascinating...

When Miu was up there staring at her own apartment, it was so predictable that she would see herself in it. This is the classic Murakami style. I've never loved one's writing like I do for Murakami. I would completely drown myself into his unreal world, and just imagine standing beside all those characters, feeling their emotions, sadness and loneliness. But if you consider yourself a happy person, you probably won't be touched by him.

the duality of everything, putting yourself in the shoes of the one who is inside the mirror

this is my second murakami book, my first novel from him though. every murakami's character reveals every emotion they have. it really lacks a good ending but better to be left that way.

Murakami at his best

I wanted to grab a book off the shelf at Londaon Gatwick airport to get me back to the states in one sitting and this fine novel did the trick. Easy to read and very engrossing in its plot and narrative, Sputnik Sweetheart grabbed me from the first paragraph. I truly enjoy this author. After reading more difficult literary novels with deep themes, it is always refreshing to read something that has simpler language and construction while at the same time conveying the most important of ideas. This is a must read for those interested in themes about love and its aftermath.

mmm...

i read Sputnik Sweetheart after West to the sun, east to the coast, and i found that sputnik had less 'substance' in it. the Sumire's disappearance was intriguing, but i expected a better ending... the book was still very interesting to read. i had lots of pleasure reading it.

bizzarre, but since when is that bad?

I managed to read the book in two sittings - it was extremely involving. It starts off fairly light, and you don't realize how wrapped up you are until you look at the clock. It is extremely strange once Sumire disappears, but that only added to its quality.

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