Review of 'South of the border, west of the sun' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Short and bittersweet. It's like Murakami is writing his biography about the time he was running a bar.
Paperback, 190 pages
English language
Published Dec. 1, 2006 by Vintage.
South of the border, west of the sun
4 stars
(54 reviews)
Growing up in the suburbs of post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.
Review of 'South of the border, west of the sun' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
its ok, Im not a bit fan of love stories. A little bit flat.
Review of 'South of the border, west of the sun' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A melencholic, intimate and compelling novel by a great writer
Review of 'South of the border, west of the sun' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I found this book a perfect balance of sweet, melancholy, despair, and possible redemption. Deceptively straightforward, with deep undercurrents.
