Murakami's interviews: Collections of Haruki Murakami's interviews, Studies and Thoughts

by Richard Cooper

Kindle Edition

Published May 5, 2020

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Reviews

[Suellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a collection of interviews given by Haruki Murakami. I am a huge Murakami fan so I just had to read when I saw it offered on Kindle Unlimited. It was pretty interesting, but, since it was just several interviews, there was a lot of repetitive information. Still, I learned a few new things and I’m glad I read it.

[Laurie Zolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I was surprised that it included a couple of negative reviews of Killing Commendatore, but they reminded me of why I liked that novel so much, and I think I'll re-read that. The chapter, "What's Needed is Magic," lists Murakami's advice for fiction writers and is worth the price of admission. Some of the interviews bring out Murakami's humor and some of them highlight his social stances. This collection is as compelling as his fiction.

[Stef · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting take on Murakami

Being a long-term reader of Mr. Murakami's work, the 'sound' of his own voice was lacking. This book provided that voice. The most fascinating parts were those in which Mr. Murakami discusses his personal process of writing.

A brief and worthwhile read.

[John Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The problem with assembling a collection of interviews is that there is necessarily some repetition. As the author responds to questions, the same ideas and events are repeated.

That being said, I did gain insight into Murakami's thinking and how he writes which was interesting and useful. You could probably read a few interviews of his online and get the same knowledge.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is valuable because it gathers (obviously) some Murakami interviews. However, it is horribly edited and some of these aren't even interviews! They're book reviews. This seems, honestly, like a lazy attempt to copy and paste a few interviews from the internet (because all these are freely available online). It's nice to have them in one place, but it's a poor effort.

[Sabrina Glowacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting look into Murikami's novels, writing process, and lifestyle.