Tentang jiwa-jiwa (lelaki, terutamanya) yang telah ditinggalkan. Sappy love story, betrayal dan hal-hal cinta tentang masa lalu. How moving on and forgetting the past give you chills to find the true you. Ia sebenarnya banyak buat saya berfikir, in a good ways.
Cerita-cerita berkisar harian tapi efeknya banyak celarukan perasaan. Tak dapat lupa tentang An Independent Organ. It was too beautiful tetapi sangat menyentuh hati saya. Tak sangka Tokai pilih untuk merana demi cinta. Mellow and heartbroken.
Cerita Kino juga buat saya teringatkan seseorang. Tak pasti apa kaitan ular dan kesedihan tapi bagaimana Kino bertahan though he hurts that much-- saya tak berapa gemar ending cerita begitu. Ia terlalu lonely, I feel really bad for Kino.
Drive My Car paling menarik. More to kisah perbualan kau dan aku tetapi ada masa lampau yang buat kita barangkali bakal serasi. Question of trust and understanding. Tapi part Takatsuki explained kepada Kafuku tentang 'blindspot' berkenaan his late wife itu sangat fascinating-- "if we hope to truly see another person, we have to start by looking within ourselves."
Samsa In Love barangkali tribute to Franz Kafka. It was okay, not my favorite tetapi agak menarik, unexpected-- walaupun penceritaannya sedikit sensual. Tentang Samsa and the mysterious hunchbacked girl. Saya suka bila Samsa cakap-- "to walk side by side with her up and down the staircases of the world." Saya rasa dia seorang yang jujur.
Men Without Women mengajar tentang hal masa lalu. Ingatan yang mahu dilupa tetapi datang semula dalam bentuk berita buruk. Ia sesuatu yang sedih-- "that's what it's like to lose a woman. And at a certain time, losing one woman means losing all women."
Yesterday dan Scheherazade (saya ada masalah nak pronounce nama dia jadi saya sebut sebagai Schez saja tiap kali came across di paragraf) juga okay. All seven tales and Murakami's touch. Paling normal-- cats, mysterious girl, someone vanished, drinking and jazz music.
Mungkin boleh jatuh cinta lagi sekali. "It feels like somehow our hearts become intertwined. Like when she feels something, my heart moves in tandem. Like we're two boats tied together with rope. Even if you want to cut the rope, there's no knife sharp enough to do it."