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Janneke H wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Twenty two year old, Sumire is in love for the first time with a woman seventeen years her senior. But, whereas Miu is a glamorous and successful older woman with a taste for classical music and fine wine, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Jack Kerouac novel. Surprised that she might, after all, be a lesbian, Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend, K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire and should she ever tell Miu how she feels about her? K, a primary school teacher, is used to answering questions, but what he most wants to say to Sumire is I love you. He consoles himself by having an affair with the mother of one of his pupils. But, when a desperate Miu calls him out of the blue from a sunny Greek island and asks for his help, he soon discovers that all is not as it seems and something very strange has happened to Sumire. ”
“This was harder for me to understand than Kafka on the Shore, as a matter of fact, and as a result, I didn't like it nearly as much.”
Joyce H. Wu wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i've read it again and again. and every time, i feel something different.”
martin m wrote this review Tuesday, December 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Translated from the japanese, this is the 2nd book I've read by this author and is just as good as the first (Kafka on the Shore being one of my favourite books) this dude is fast becoming my favourite author.
Bex T wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
An easy to read novel about a struggling female writer (Sumire) that falls in love with what becomes her employer, also a woman, told from the point of view of K, Sumire's best friend, who is in love with her.
It starts off your standard girl & guy best friends (they bonded over a mutual love of books). Then Sumire meets the mysterious Miu and everything snowballs from there.
Various twists in the plot and some odd tense & view point changes make it a very enjoyable read, trying to guess what's happened an what could possibly change next. Which I throughly recommend.”
“Murikami rocks!”
Joe B wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved reading this one. But just another good book. Thats all I can say about this one.”
Narayanan wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the first Murakami book i've read and I enjoyed it. I would have given it a perfect 5 or a 4.5 if I could but I wished he extended the ending a bit more. Sputnik Sweetheart is suitable for the lonely, longing to find true love and be loved in return. ”
Justine Galvez wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I wish there were a 4.5 because this would definitely be it. ”
Seira T wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved the simpl style of writing...itnriguing characters”
Padmanabhan K wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
