Erika's comments (member since Jul 26, 2007)

Erika's comments from the Murakami fans group.

I am just interested to see how it is that you came to read Murakami and which book it was (also, were you hooked after one book?)?

I suppose that I will start off with my own:

The first novel of Murakami's that I read was: A Wild Sheep Chase. It was my Junior year of High School in Bellevue, Washington and I was instantly hooked. We were in the middle of a contemporary world lit. curiculum, so I had happened across many of my favorite authors in that class. Even so, AWSC was by far the most interesting book that I had read so far. It still to this day is my favorite, I really enjoyed the spiraling path of the novel, the surrealism of the experiences and characters, and the way it made me want to dive into murakami's entire writing world.

Okay...first...i am sooooo happy that there is a group for Murakami!

second...I am working my way to trying to read everything he has written (I have a ways to go)... so I can only state which book is my favorite out of the several that I have read. They are: (favorite to least favorite, but still love)

A Wild Sheep Chase
The Elephant Vanishes
Kafka on the Shore
After the Quake
Dance Dance Dance
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman...

I really am excited to keep reading all the rest of his books, I just wish that there weren't other authors that I want to read as well...