Men Without Women
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Reviewed by Mimi
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This is a series of seven short stories where very different men have one thing in common. They are alone. For one reason or another, they have lost the female companion they had.
These stories are sad, funny, uplifting and so much more but there is such an innate romance to them. I was so surprised how in such a short space of time I became emotionally invested in these characters through moments of trauma but also crushing disappointment. I also don't read a lot of fiction written by men (something I am trying to correct) but this was a refreshing way to explore that perspective of relationships but also loss.
Food for thought. I think it’s fair to say that all the men in these stories were successful in their own right and the relationships they were in were not to them the epitome of their success. It didn't stop them from grieving when they were over but it does make a difference when the failure of a relationship is not always a total life failure.
