Pinball, 1973 (The Rat Series #2) -

Haruki Murakami

Kodansha International

1985

215 páginas

7h 10m

ISBN-10: 4061860127

The second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series, it is preceded by Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and followed by A Wild Sheep Chase (1982)

Very much a continuation of Hear The Wind Sing with the familiar site (J's bar) and characters (J and Rat). The novel is a collage of everyday episodes of the single 24-year-old Tokyoist, his disinterest in his translation job, his asexual relationship with the twin sisters 208 and 209, and his half-estrangement from social world. He oscillates between ceaseless pursuit of interests (midnight visit to Pinball machine) and resignation (painless farewell to the twins), and at times emerges from the cool, semiotic space of his apartment to bath in the autumn light.

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4 (Muito bom)

Segundo livro da trilogia do Rato… um livro delicado, despretensioso, com uma assinatura muito parecida com Ouça a canção do vento…
A forma como a história se desenvolve beira o absurdo em diversos momentos, mas com uma escrita tão competente que não te permite questionar nenhum acontecimento.