Murakami is one of my favorite writers. For "classic" Murakami style, which generally has a lot of magical realism, I recommend A Wild Sheep Chase, which is hil

Murakami is one of my favorite writers. For "classic" Murakami style, which generally has a lot of magical realism, I recommend A Wild Sheep Chase, which is hilarious and quite accessible, and Kafka on the Shore, which is a bit more ethereal. I also really enjoyed Norwegian Wood, but be aware that this is quite different from most of his work. In an interview with the Paris Review, Murakami says that Norwegian Wood was his attempt to write a mainstream novel. It's quite good, but it's also artificial, in the sense that it is not his true style. Windup Bird Chronicle, mentioned in another comment, is good, but a bit more of an investment of time and energy. I really recommend starting with A Wild Sheep Chase.