Friday, 5 March 2010

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

K is a young teacher, in love with Sumire, a would-be author friend of his, who finds herself infatuated with Miu, her elegant female employer. Then Sumire disappears without a trace on a Greek island leaving K and Miu to search and wait.

I have never read anything by this author before, and I am not sure whether I really want to try any more. In many ways I found this book beautifully written but I also felt frustrated by the unresolved issues running through it. I wanted to care about the characters but found them too sparsely written to give me a hook to catch on to. Very simple in style it covers many themes around love and desire.

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