Name: Naokos Lächeln
Rating: 3.833333333333333 (54 reviews)
ISBN: 9783442730506

春樹·村上

nur eine Liebesgeschichte ; Roman

Naokos Lächeln

Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood. Tokyo Blues

 J’ai adoré l’écriture, certain passage m’ont très littéralement coupé le souffle 

Masha Moran

A very twisted book with a message clear enough. The book is in flashback about Toru, a guy who is lost and is trying to find his path in life. In his journey we witness various angles of depression, tragedy, trauma and many other topics one refrains to bring up. What connected the most with me was the ending of the book: it ends on a cliffhanger yet the message becomes evident providing a satisfactory finish. 

If youre into twisted books, this book is an absolute must!

Aarush Arora

A very twisted book with a message clear enough. The book is in flashback about Toru, a guy who is lost and is trying to find his path in life. In his journey we witness various angles of depression, tragedy, trauma and many other topics one refrains to bring up. What connected the most with me was the ending of the book: it ends on a cliffhanger yet the message becomes evident providing a satisfactory finish. 
If youre into twisted books, this book is an absolute must!

Norvegian Wood

I loved this book. It is so well written and descriptive in a way that makes every scene so pleasant to read.

I appreciated the reflection on the practice of therapy  and the psychological depth that all the characters have.

It’s the perfect book to read in your 20s and it gets that sense of not knowing what to expect from life perfectly, making the book incredibly meaningful and contemporary, even if it was written a few years ago.

Teresa Cervone

I loved this book. It is so well written and descriptive in a way that makes every scene so pleasant to read.

I appreciated the reflection on the practice of therapy  and the psychological depth that all the characters have.

It’s the perfect book to read in your 20s and it gets that sense of not knowing what to expect from life perfectly, making the book incredibly meaningful and contemporary, even if it was written a few years ago.

Alisa 

Während Murakamis Wortwahl (oder auch der seiner Übersetzerin) wie so oft wunderschöne Bilder zeichnet und die Charaktere recht interessant sind, ist es immer wieder der Male Gaze, der zwar auch die sexuelle Begierde von Frauen normalisiert, zugleich jedoch auch die Befriedigung des Mannes in den Vordergrund stellt. Naoko, die zwar Titelgebend ist und um die sich das Gefühlsleben des Protagonisten dreht, erscheint mir oft eher wie eine leere Hülle, die letztlich mehr der Befriedigung und Vergangenheitsbewältigung des Toru Watanabe dient, als dass sie selbst wirklich Spuren in Leser*innen hinterlässt. Man erfährt mehr über zwei andere interessante Frauen-Charaktere, Reiko und Midori, deren Eigenarten manchmal allerdings so überzogen sind, dass man sie leicht als seltsam wahrnehmen kann. Doch sind sie mitunter die offensten und aufrichtigsten Figuren im ganzen Buch, selbst im Vergleich zum Ich-Erzähler-Protagonisten, dessen Charakter vergleichsweise fad und undurchsichtig wirkt. 

Naokos Lächeln nur eine Liebesgeschichte ; Roman

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