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A review by elle_reads
Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami
3.0
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BOOK REVIEW
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[Pinball, 1973] An unnamed narrator tries to find meaning during his quest for a pinball machine.
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WHAT I LIKED
Pinball, 1973 follows the same unnamed narrator back to his city job. I enjoyed the contrasts between the quick-to-change, quick-to-forget city and the small town with the same lights dotting the mountain for decades. In the city, a coffee barista doesn’t know what happened to the previous business. In the village, families visit their future graves and admire their plot.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I felt like this installment of The Rat Series was spinning its wheels. Lots was said, but very little actually happened or was realized. It was a complex meagnering maze without a thesis at the end. There were less layers then Hear the Wind Sing. It just didn’t hold the UMPH of the first instalment. Perhaps this is the point. Perhaps this is the book when the characters reve their engines to speed forward in the next selection. I wouldn’t reread this section, but I will finish the series!
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Pinball, 1973 (by Haruki Murakami) ⚡️⚡️⚡️3/5
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Favorite Pages: 3, 10, 17, 21, 45, 57, 62, 69, 70, 96, 106
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Recommended for Lovers of: Franz Kafka, Voltaire, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Jorge Luis Borges
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BOOK REVIEW
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[Pinball, 1973] An unnamed narrator tries to find meaning during his quest for a pinball machine.
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WHAT I LIKED
Pinball, 1973 follows the same unnamed narrator back to his city job. I enjoyed the contrasts between the quick-to-change, quick-to-forget city and the small town with the same lights dotting the mountain for decades. In the city, a coffee barista doesn’t know what happened to the previous business. In the village, families visit their future graves and admire their plot.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I felt like this installment of The Rat Series was spinning its wheels. Lots was said, but very little actually happened or was realized. It was a complex meagnering maze without a thesis at the end. There were less layers then Hear the Wind Sing. It just didn’t hold the UMPH of the first instalment. Perhaps this is the point. Perhaps this is the book when the characters reve their engines to speed forward in the next selection. I wouldn’t reread this section, but I will finish the series!
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Pinball, 1973 (by Haruki Murakami) ⚡️⚡️⚡️3/5
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Favorite Pages: 3, 10, 17, 21, 45, 57, 62, 69, 70, 96, 106
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Recommended for Lovers of: Franz Kafka, Voltaire, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Jorge Luis Borges
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