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BOOK REVIEW⁠
[Dance Dance Dance] An unnamed narrator explores capitalism with the help of high class call girls, trust-exuding actors, and psychic teenagers.⁠
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WHAT I LIKED⁠
I loved the ambivalent ending. It gave hope, sorrow, and acceptance to readers/characters alike at the partial solution to Dance Dance Dance’s overarching mystery. Finding these little clues in realms of reality and magical realism were my favorite passages. My predictions were flipped on the head my Murakami’s changing rules. Right when I thought I understood the ‘other world,’ it changed.⁠
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Small note: I loved the main character’s cooking descriptions. I don't cook, but his nonchalant food descriptions make me wish I did.⁠
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE⁠
The pacing in the middle was touch lax, but it sped up in the end. I slowly became less interested with the main character through the book. He’s bland enough everyone can relate to him, but at some point after four books I want more. I understand the loafing, routine-loving main character is one of Murakami’s hallmarks, but this character wasn’t as fully formed as others in his writing (like Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki).⁠
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Dance Dance Dance (by Haruki Murakami) ⚡️⚡️⚡️3.5/5⁠
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Favorite Pages: 5, 13, 55, 86, 102, 107, 110, 120, 146, 149, 156, 205, 222, 245, 271, 282, 290, 306, 312, 323, 333, 365, 366, 372⁠
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Recommended for Lovers of: Franz Kafka, Voltaire, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Jorge Luis Borges⁠