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Tif - I think this would be a good starting point ...

2012-02-16T23:29:23.605-08:00

Tif - I think this would be a good starting point with Murakami. It's got a bit of his strangeness but the story has a nice flow and a real ending!

I have been wanting to try this author and some Ja...

2012-02-08T10:38:10.415-08:00

I have been wanting to try this author and some Japanese literature! I will be keeping my eye out for this one!

Natalie - It is definitely a good balance of myste...

2012-02-04T20:06:23.548-08:00

Natalie - It is definitely a good balance of mystery and adventure and Japanese culture. Though it's science fiction, it might be one of his more accessible books! I'll still be reading 1Q84 later this year but I will adjust my expectations.

David - I definitely plan on continuing to explore Murakami's novels. He is a unique author!

As a Murakami passionate I would recommend other b...

2012-02-02T23:46:34.096-08:00

As a Murakami passionate I would recommend other books because this one has produced the same quantity of followers as refusals. My personal choice: a wild sheep chase or norwegian wood. I shall follow you blog from now on, congrats!

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it. I am determined...

2012-02-02T16:10:29.502-08:00

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it. I am determined to re-read it this year since I often say it's one of my fave Murakamis but it's been so long since I read it, I wonder if I'll still love it as much now.

1Q84 is definitely divisive. I was in the underwhelmed, verging on bored, group so I think you made the right choice picking Hard-boiled. :)

Trish - This one was actually pretty straightforwa...

2012-01-31T14:09:00.814-08:00

Trish - This one was actually pretty straightforward and had a good translation. It might be a good choice for you!

Kailana - I had this one and 1Q84 to choose from and I went for the shorter one. It sounds like a good choice since most people are either underwhelmed by 1Q84 or totally overwhelmed while reading it!

Jenners - Well, this wasn't definitely wasn't as weird as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. That one made no sense at all. This one made sense but was pretty strange!

OK … now this is the kind of Murakami book I was e...

2012-01-30T18:16:13.146-08:00

OK … now this is the kind of Murakami book I was expecting to read … and then I picked Norwegian Wood which is nothing like this at all!! Leave it to me to pick his most straightforward book. I want the weird stuff!

I have never even heard of this one by him before....

2012-01-30T15:05:56.017-08:00

I have never even heard of this one by him before. I have only read Norwegian Wood, but I am supposedly reading 1Q84 at the moment...

I've only read one Murikama (Kafka on the Shor...

2012-01-30T10:44:03.057-08:00

I've only read one Murikama (Kafka on the Shore) but I'm too intimidated reading more--even though I loved Kafka. I haven't heard a lot about this one and actually didn't realize it was considered science-fiction! One day I'll pull another of his books off the shelf! Glad you liked this one so much!