I recently finished this amazing book, Sputnik Sweetheart, and I learned, or well, came to the following conclusions:
1. It’s spectacular how reading can take us to any part of the world. I’m not only referring it takes us to the places described or to the most wonderful fantasy places, I’m talking about how we can learn about the writers culture just by reading their books. This book is written by Haruki Murakami, he is Japanese, and by reading his book I felt like I could spy on their culture, imaging the everyday life he was describing.
2. How much I love when a book has literary and musical references. When I don’t know them I thank the author because it’s almost like he was recommending it just for you. And when I do recognize them, its the best feeling in the world.
3. There are probably two main type of writers: those who write good stories and those how know how to write them. In Murakami’s case, he is sort of both. But mostly, he does know how to write a story. He writes in such a fluent and poetic way. He describes things with simplicity and beautiful words that make perfect sentences, making things more beautiful than they already are and making us question things. I am positive that I would read probably anything if it’s written in such ways, and I would quite enjoy it.
When you are reading a book, people usually ask you “what’s the story about?” But very few ask “How’s the story written?”
KAT.
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