After Dark

by Haruki Murakami | Mystery & Thrillers |
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Registered by irus of Bragança, Bragança Portugal on 11/6/2009
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Journal Entry 1 by irus from Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Friday, November 6, 2009
Alienation is the central theme in this novel set in metropolitan Tokyo over the course of one night. Main characters include Mari, a 19-year-old student, who is spending the night reading in a Denny's. There she meets Takahashi, a trombone-playing student who loves Curtis Fuller's "Five Spot After Dark" song on Blues; Takahashi knows Mari's sister Eri and insists that the group of them have hung out before. Meanwhile, Eri is being watched in her sleep by someone sinister.
Mari crosses ways with a retired female wrestler, now working as a manager in a love hotel (whom Takahashi knows and referred to Mari), a Chinese prostitute who has been beaten and stripped of everything in this same love hotel, and a sadistic computer expert. The story takes place in a world between reality and dream.

This book was given to me by my dear friend EOTVDS, now also a BC member.

TBR

Journal Entry 2 by irus from Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I decided to make a mini bookring, while I don't have time to read it.

1 - gwenindil
2- joeandrad
3 - ichigochi - está aqui
4 - pazyryk
5 - vandinha

Journal Entry 3 by irus from Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Thursday, November 19, 2009
Segui hoje para gwenindil

Journal Entry 4 by Gwenindil from Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Já tinha chegado na segunda-feira (e inclusivé li já algumas páginas) mas só agora tive oportunidade de fazer JE.

Anteriormente li dois livros do escritor: Sputnik Meu Amor e A sul da fronteira, a oeste do sol. Pessoalmente gostei mais do segundo, mas o que me cativou foi o "ambiente" que conseguiu criar em ambas as histórias e que agora consigo entender quando as criticas falam do estilo/influências Murakami.

Obrigado irusdodot pela oportunidade de ler mais este livro.
Como é pequeno e julgo não precisar de muitos dias vou enviar PM ao próximo inscrito.

Journal Entry 5 by Gwenindil at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Friday, December 4, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (12/3/2009 UTC) at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal

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Tenho de admitir que não gostei tanto deste livro como dos anteriores que li do escritor... talvez tenham sido as personagens, penso que não "simpatizei" com nenhuma delas, aliás o Takahashi tinha o dom de me irritar, mas... é um livro do Murakami e eu não consigo dizer que não gosto porque a sua escrita é realmente única e continua a cativar-me.

Obrigado irusdodot pela oportunidade de leitura :)

Segue viagem hoje para o joeeandrade.

Journal Entry 6 by joeeandrade from Guarda, Guarda Portugal on Saturday, December 12, 2009
Já recebi.
A ler em breve.
Agradeço a partilha.

Journal Entry 7 by joeeandrade at Guarda, Guarda Portugal on Monday, May 31, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (5/31/2010 UTC) at Guarda, Guarda Portugal

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Vai a caminho de ichigochi
Agradeço a partilha

Journal Entry 8 by ichigochi at Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto Portugal on Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Chegou ontem. Obrigada joeeandrade e irusdodot.

Journal Entry 9 by pazyryk at Torres Vedras, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Já o recebi há uns dias. Obrigada pelo envio ichigochi e pela partilha irusdodot. Prometo não o reter demasiado tempo.

Journal Entry 10 by irus at Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Friday, April 4, 2014
Regressou a casa. Será libertado em breve

Journal Entry 11 by irus at Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Friday, February 6, 2015
After being read by a neighbour, the book is back on the shelf.
Its available to those to want to read it.

Journal Entry 12 by irus at Bragança, Bragança Portugal on Sunday, July 5, 2015
Reserved to the virtual book box, Quinta-feira,13.
Sent to kizmiaz.

Journal Entry 13 by kizmiaz at Belém , Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Thursday, July 9, 2015
it has arrived and it'll be read... eventually.

Journal Entry 14 by kizmiaz at Belém , Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Thursday, January 21, 2016
Just finished this little book.
It's a very strange story and it has its own mood and pace. Not an easy read but enjoyable once you get into it.
The mood is quite dark, and not only because the action happens during the night, and the characters are a bit odd.
I enjoyed reading it but didn't much care for the Eri part of the story, it felt too weird and a bit pointless but maybe it's a Japanese thing that just got lost in translation for me.
What I really enjoyed most was Mari and the people she ends up meeting, some deep thoughts there.
A strange little book but enjoyable, not my favourite by the author but still worth it.

Journal Entry 15 by kizmiaz at Belém , Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (10/13/2016 UTC) at Belém , Lisboa (cidade) Portugal

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released in BBox

Journal Entry 16 by ladylouve at Lisboa - Benfica, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Received just now :) Thank you!

Journal Entry 17 by ladylouve at Lisboa - Benfica, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Tuesday, November 1, 2016
It was yet another attempt with this author and I'm still not convinced. The story ends up with a lot of loose threads and the characters don't seem to learn anything from their adventure.

Here's my blog post on this book, in portuguese: http://naomeapeteceestudar.blogspot.pt/2016/11/after-dark.html

Thank you for sharing, it will be kept to be released on some other occasion :)

Released 6 yrs ago (4/19/2017 UTC) at Conchas Little Free Library in Lumiar - Quinta das Conchas, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal

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Libertado na LFL da Quinta das Conchas :)

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