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I don’t know why it’s taking me so long to realise but unfortunately Murakami’s writing is quite compromised by the translation process. You could make this case for many authors as any translation is always going to be very different but there’s been several times in this collection where the story is saying something profound and it isn’t quite able to get there in the English version at least.
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Harry Sumption
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I’m on a bit of a journey with this collection, but so far it is vastly more good than bad. If there’s another great story in here this might be a 5 out of 5.
— Feb 24, 2026 10:44PM
Harry Sumption
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The first two short stories of this collection are amazing, but the third one is giving me some pause.
— Feb 21, 2026 07:53PM
