Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Date finished 17 Nov 2020
Recommendation: 5/10
These short stories are an exploration 7 men’s relationships with women; a thread of sadness and loneliness running through them. I enjoy Muarkami’s writing style and this book was no exception. It’s not one of my favorites and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for his best work, but for the most part I did find the stories interesting and unexpected.
My notes
- An actor, his female driver and his dead wife’s lover.
- A college student, a request, a dare with a friend’s girlfriend. Loneliness.
- A plastic surgeon. Falling in love. A betrayal, lies and suicide.
- A recluse. His middle aged carer. Sex. Stories of youth. Lamphreys, breaking and entering.
- Betrayal. The bar with a stray cat. Cigarette burns. Pain and forgiveness.
- Waking up human. A female hunchback. A locksmith. Prague.
- The suicide of an old girlfriend. Memories.