Down and Out in Paris and London vs. South of the Border, West of the Sun

Down and Out in Paris and London

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by George Orwell an expedition into who people are and what life is

South of the Border, West of the Sun

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Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fault lines of doubt in Hajime’s quotidian existence begin to give way. Rich, mysterious, and quietly dazzling, in South of the Border, West of the Sun the simple arc of one man’s life becomes the exquisite literary terrain of Murakami’s remarkable genius.

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Pros

  • Thoughtful exploration of memory and desire
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  • Engaging, well-developed characters
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Cons

  • Slow-paced narrative
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  • Ambiguous ending
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  • Limited action, heavy on introspection
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