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You know you just read an awesome book when your first thought is "I'm going to miss the characters from this book"...and that's how I felt right after I finished it!
- The book started off with a great hook.. introducing a lone astronomer/scientist who grapples with lost memories on a spaceship. I love how the author switches the screenplay (?) between the current events and flashbacks, unraveling the mysterious situations that led to his current situation.
- When you get to the middle of the book, you'll find a very interesting plot twist where the lone astronomer is no longer alone and he gets help from someone unexpected! A friendship is formed between the stranger and the scientist because they had the same goal...to save planets together! The friendship turns out to be really cute! Lol.
- As you near the end of the book, there will be enough twists to keep you awake the whole night!!
- I loved how Andy Weir adds humour into his sci-fi stories. I laughed a lottt while I was reading at few parts of the book. I felt sad and even cried happy tears at the end of the book. Somewhere at 25% of the book, I felt it was a little dragging but I got invested enough in the book by then to not give up easily on it..
Overall, it's one of the best sci-fi books I've read. It gets a little science-y at times (I enjoyed it a lot since I was a Physics student) but the author makes up for it with his simple language and narration skills.
You won't regret it if you decide to pick this up. ❤️
- The book started off with a great hook.. introducing a lone astronomer/scientist who grapples with lost memories on a spaceship. I love how the author switches the screenplay (?) between the current events and flashbacks, unraveling the mysterious situations that led to his current situation.
- When you get to the middle of the book, you'll find a very interesting plot twist where the lone astronomer is no longer alone and he gets help from someone unexpected! A friendship is formed between the stranger and the scientist because they had the same goal...to save planets together! The friendship turns out to be really cute! Lol.
- As you near the end of the book, there will be enough twists to keep you awake the whole night!!
- I loved how Andy Weir adds humour into his sci-fi stories. I laughed a lottt while I was reading at few parts of the book. I felt sad and even cried happy tears at the end of the book. Somewhere at 25% of the book, I felt it was a little dragging but I got invested enough in the book by then to not give up easily on it..
Overall, it's one of the best sci-fi books I've read. It gets a little science-y at times (I enjoyed it a lot since I was a Physics student) but the author makes up for it with his simple language and narration skills.
You won't regret it if you decide to pick this up. ❤️
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I haven't read many authors like others do. But, also, I've never come across someone like Murakami.
His words linger the same way your favourite food's after-taste lingers in your mouth. You would want that after-taste to last as long as possible...well, it's the same with me every time I read Murakami's books.
You can pick one of the quotes you like from his books, out of context, and it would still make total sense.
"Men Without Women" is a collection of short stories and each story left me with a strong sense of wonder, nostalgia, deep longing towards the kind of love I never experienced before.
Every time I finish a short story in this book, I keep asking myself "How did he do that? How did he write the story that way? How was he able to pull me into the story, make me invested, and leave me craving for more?"
...and that's Murakami's magic. ❤️
I especially loved these 2 short stories in this book: "An Independent Organ" and "Kino".
The first one is a real life story (claimed by Murakami) with fiction intensifying the narration. The second one had all the magical realism you could ever ask for: vanishing cats, a tree protecting you, ominous snakes, etc.
A must-read if you're a Murakami fan and a great pick if this is your first time reading his works.
His words linger the same way your favourite food's after-taste lingers in your mouth. You would want that after-taste to last as long as possible...well, it's the same with me every time I read Murakami's books.
You can pick one of the quotes you like from his books, out of context, and it would still make total sense.
"Men Without Women" is a collection of short stories and each story left me with a strong sense of wonder, nostalgia, deep longing towards the kind of love I never experienced before.
Every time I finish a short story in this book, I keep asking myself "How did he do that? How did he write the story that way? How was he able to pull me into the story, make me invested, and leave me craving for more?"
...and that's Murakami's magic. ❤️
I especially loved these 2 short stories in this book: "An Independent Organ" and "Kino".
The first one is a real life story (claimed by Murakami) with fiction intensifying the narration. The second one had all the magical realism you could ever ask for: vanishing cats, a tree protecting you, ominous snakes, etc.
A must-read if you're a Murakami fan and a great pick if this is your first time reading his works.
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మీకో కథ చెప్తా..
దానికంటే ముందు, ఈ పుస్తకం గురించి కొంచం సేపు మాట్లాడుకుందాం.
నల్లగొండ అనే ఒక చిన్న ఊరులో, ఆ ఊరి మనుషుల గురించి, తాను పెరిగిన పరిసరాల గురించి, అమ్మ నాన్న ల గురించి, చిన్నప్పటి స్నేహితుల గురించి.. ఇలా రచయిత తన బాల్యం లో జరిగిన సంఘటనలు నెమరు వేసుకుంటూ రాసినదే ఈ పుస్తకం.. నల్లగొండ కథలు.
నాకు బాగా నచ్చిన విషయం ఏమిటంటే, రచయిత తెలంగాణ యాస లో ఈ పుస్తకం రాయడం. ఆ యాస లో కథలు చదువుతుంటే, నా చిన్నప్పటి స్నేహితుడు నా పక్కన కూర్చొని మా ఇద్దరి బాల్యం గురించి కబుర్లు చెప్తునట్టుంది.
ఈ పుస్తకం చదివినంత సేపు ఏమనిపించిందంటే... చిన్నప్పుడు summer holidays కి ఊరు వెళ్తే, మా తాత తో ఊరి గురించి మాట్లాడుతున్నట్టు, అమ్మమ్మ చేత్తో తిట్లు తింటునట్టు, కజిన్స్ తో కొట్లాడతునట్టు, స్నేహితులతో "ఊరు ఎంత మారిపోయింది కదా" అని ముచ్చట్లు పెట్టుకున్నట్టు ఉంది.
దానికంటే ముందు, ఈ పుస్తకం గురించి కొంచం సేపు మాట్లాడుకుందాం.
నల్లగొండ అనే ఒక చిన్న ఊరులో, ఆ ఊరి మనుషుల గురించి, తాను పెరిగిన పరిసరాల గురించి, అమ్మ నాన్న ల గురించి, చిన్నప్పటి స్నేహితుల గురించి.. ఇలా రచయిత తన బాల్యం లో జరిగిన సంఘటనలు నెమరు వేసుకుంటూ రాసినదే ఈ పుస్తకం.. నల్లగొండ కథలు.
నాకు బాగా నచ్చిన విషయం ఏమిటంటే, రచయిత తెలంగాణ యాస లో ఈ పుస్తకం రాయడం. ఆ యాస లో కథలు చదువుతుంటే, నా చిన్నప్పటి స్నేహితుడు నా పక్కన కూర్చొని మా ఇద్దరి బాల్యం గురించి కబుర్లు చెప్తునట్టుంది.
ఈ పుస్తకం చదివినంత సేపు ఏమనిపించిందంటే... చిన్నప్పుడు summer holidays కి ఊరు వెళ్తే, మా తాత తో ఊరి గురించి మాట్లాడుతున్నట్టు, అమ్మమ్మ చేత్తో తిట్లు తింటునట్టు, కజిన్స్ తో కొట్లాడతునట్టు, స్నేహితులతో "ఊరు ఎంత మారిపోయింది కదా" అని ముచ్చట్లు పెట్టుకున్నట్టు ఉంది.