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Murakami books are rather weird; when I first read Kafka on the Shore (my first Murakami book), there didn't seem to be anything happening in story; yet, I coul
by Ar-Curunir 8y ago
Murakami books are rather weird; when I first read Kafka on the Shore (my first Murakami book), there didn't seem to be anything happening in story; yet, I couldn't put it down and was up the whole night finishing it.
I think his appeal is his ability to describe surreal events and commonplace events in the same sentence without a hiccup; it feels very natural.
- iamgopal 8y agoSame. For recommendation, Which one did you read next ?
- taejo 8y agoI'd recommend The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- Ar-Curunir 8y agoI read Norwegian Wood and 1Q84, and those got me hooked.
- teh_klev 8y agoMy introduction to Murakami was Hard-Boiled Wonderland [0]. It was unlike anything I'd read before and thought it was really bloody good. I think I read it over a couple of evenings, was quite hard to put down. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-Boiled_Wonderland_and_the_End_of_the_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-Boiled_Wonderland_and_the...
- emptyfile 8y agoNorwegian Wood, A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance are my favorites, in that order. Norwegian Wood is the most famous.