Slow Boat
Ratings4
Average rating3.9
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Ratings4
Average rating3.9
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez Trapped in Tokyo, left behind by a series of girlfriends, the narrator of Slow Boat sizes up his situation. His missteps, his violent rebellions, his tiny victories. But he is not a passive loser, content to accept all that fate hands him. He attempts one last escape to the edges of the city, holding the only safety net he has known - his dreams. Filled with lyrical longing and humour, Slow Boat captures perfectly the urge to get away and the necessity of finding yourself in a world which might never even be looking for you.
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I haven't (yet) read the Haruki Murakami short story that this novella is a “remix” of, but I really loved it. Perhaps strangely, for a book that is all about (unsuccessfully) leaving Tokyo, I actually think it helps to be just a little familiar with Tokyo, as it lives and breathes Tokyo geography and public transport.
