Haruki Murakami, Men Without WomenĪs I mentioned my break up at the beginning, there was one quote that stuck with me throughout. Life is strange, isn’t it? You can be totally entranced by the glow of something one minute, be willing to sacrifice everything to make it yours, but then a little time passes, or your perspective changes a bit, and all of a sudden you’re shocked at how faded it appears. From the title, you can guess that most of which are about a lack of meaningful relationships. Each one offers different viewpoints on what it means to lust, love, and desire another human being.Īs is the case with most of Murakami’s work, this collection features his unique, almost dark humour, tinged with his philosophical forebodings of what it means to be in a relationship.
It also allowed me to see intimate relationships from a whole new perspective.Ĭonsisting of seven short stories, Murakami uses the theme of heterosexual relationships that span all levels of commitment. Suffice to say, this book was one of the driving forces that helped to pick me up. This was something that deeply affected me at the time. I started reading this book the day before I broke up with my girlfriend. Men Without Women was one of those books that I read at just the right time in my life.
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