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This is hands down one of the best short stories I have ever read. The story is so rich in character detail and history and the slow, satisfying unfolding narrative is entrancing to behold.

I watched the movie they made out of this short story at the Sydney film festival the first semester university was back in person after Covid. The story really left an impression on me so I’m getting around to reading its source material.

ازون کتاباست که وقتی می‌گیری دستت، باهاش همراه میشی و نمیشه زمین کذاشت به دلیل حوصله سر بر بودن یا سنگین بودن.

موراکامی هرگز نخواهد فهمید که این چندتا از داستانش راه فراری از هجوم افکار ترسناکی برای آدمی شده که همواره داره ویدیوهای جنایات اون دو روز رو می‌بینه.

It’s so interesting how the movie added complexity and context to this short story

فکر کنم کم‌کم دارم با موراکامی دوست می‌شم.

The proposition that we can look into another person’s heart with perfect clarity strikes me as a fool’s game. I don’t care how well we think we should understand them, or how much we love them. All it can do is cause us pain. Examining your own heart as perceptively and seriously as you can, and to make peace with what you find there. If we hope to truly see another person, we have to start by looking inwards