I had my full time reading this collection of short stories. I can't say that this book tops the book of Blind Willow Sleeping Woman. It had its ups and downs. I reviewed in detail some of them here on this blog.
1. The Wind-up Bird and Tuesday's Women: ★★
2. The Second Bakery Attack: ★★★★
3. The Kangaroo Communique: ★★
4. On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One April Morning: ★★★
5. Sleep: ★★★★
6. The Fall of the Roman Empire, the 1881 Indian Uprising, Hitler's Invasion of Poland, and the Realm of Raging Winds: ★★
7. Lederhosen: ★★★★
8. Barn Burning: ★★★★
9. The Little Green Monster: ★★★
10. Family Affair: ★★★
11. A Window: ★★★
12. TV People: ★★★★
13. A Slow Boat to China: ★★★
14. The Dancing Dwarf: ★★★
15. The Last Lawn of the Afternoon: ★★★
16. Silence: ★★★
17. The Elephant Vanishes: ★★★
Summary:
The Elephant Vanishes is something. It's funny, sad, bizarre, and most importantly absurd. The book can be an easy read and also a very complicated one. It depends on how readers read it.
The book shows where Murakami really shines at—his short story craftsmanship. However, this statement cannot be applied to his unusually shorter stories... But that's just my opinion.
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