Sputnik Sweetheart

It was a lonely novel at the same time a beautiful one. Sumire's character was interesting. She's like a pile of mess at the beginning at at the end, tried to settle in the middle part but I believe ended just the same. With mismatched socks and all. I really like her character because despite being hard headed, she wants to make things happen, not with her unfinished novels obviously but when she met Miu, everything changed. I guess that happens when you suddenly fall in love. Everything goes into place like there is now a path to take and a direction to follow. I hope she continued to be that way.

With Miu, I wanted to know what happened to her but aside from what she told Sumire, there's nothing more. I understand that her character has to remain mysterious, but still I would have really liked to know more on what happened to her.

And K. which is a teacher, of all the profession Haruki Murakami could think of, of course he is a teacher. I feel that his character expressed most of what the other two wanted to say. Sumire has scattered thoughts while Miu I believe cannot express herself, so he was like the interpreter. The narrator so to speak.

All in all I love this novel, reading a setting in Japan is a refresher. I hope to read more of Haruki Murakami's works.