RandomAnthony's comments
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RandomAnthony's comments from the Murakami fans group.
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That's a great question. I'm curious as to the response as well.
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This reminded me a bit of Murakami, but my perception may be colored by the fact they're both Asian writers...http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79719...
Ha, Ilima...that would essentially be a very short book about watching DVDs and Sportscenter. Spin Class would probably be better for a book.
Here's my review!"Spare and meditative. I'm not a runner (more of an elliptical guy) but this book is as much about aging, creativity, acceptance, and finding your own peace with who you are (ok, that sounds way more new agey than I mean) as marathons. Murakami fans will recognize the author's lean, simple prose and new readers may find an easy introduction to Murakami's work. Don't be fooled by the slim nature of this volume; you can tell Murakami put a lot of soul into What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."
Anyone else reading the new one? I felt decadent buying the book at twenty-one bucks, with the book so small, but I picked up a copy for 12 (yay Borders discounts) and started a couple nights ago. I'm about 50 pages in and enjoying the book immensely so far...glad I bought it. More soon.
Hey, has anyone read "Atmospheric Disturbances" by Rivka Galchen? Check it out...a few of the reviewers have mentioned a Murakami/Borges similarity. I read the first thirty pages tonight and the book is good and the comparisons warranted...in fact, the book, at this points, has the main character looking for a missing character, just like in some of Murakami's work. Check it out.http://www.amazon.com/Atmospheric-Distur...
I know there was a brief thread on the running articles below but I thought I'd start one for the book.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21954...
What do people think? I heard it comes out July 29th in America.
Some of the Bergman films, esp. "Persona" remind me of Murakami. Not sure I can articulate why. I think it's because he, like Murakami, makes the viewer/reader process the images in a nonconvential manner...the perceiver has to work pretty hard, in a stimulating way, to create meaning from the piece. I'm not articulating that very well, but I think you probably know what I mean. Illima's said it way better than I can in message 14.
I didn't like the Mitchell I've read. But thanks for the other tips, people. This is great. I'm reserving Death and the Penguin at my library as we speak.
I usually start them with Kafka on the Shore or Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman. I can see what Angie's saying about "Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" but I worry that potential converts will shy away from a book that big.
Come to think of it, one of the neighbors has my copy of "Kafka"...gotta get it back.
Yes, I'm with you, kelly. I like his novels more, the way they stretch out their legs, if you will, and stick with you.
I do love the last five stories of "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" though. Just in a different way, I guess.
I agree that "After Dark" seemed like a bit of a throwaway...but that's because I like the other ones so much.
I loved "South of the Border, West of the Sun", but I'm a guy about that age, so I could relate some.
I saw "Kafka on the Shore" on the library "new" shelf not long after the book's release. I'm a Kafka fan, so I was intrigued, and I read the description and checked it out. It was summer in Wisconsin, and I was looking for something new...glad no one had checked out the book before me.:)
I read "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" last spring, while in the middle of a huge project at work, and within the first hundred pages I got that amazing "this is one of the most important books I have ever read" senses. I think one of the keys is letting go of the "I have to understand everything immediately" trap and letting the book flow naturally. TWUBC (am I allowed to abbreviate titles?:) is my favorite Murakami, with "Kafka on the Shore" a close second. I still have a few to read, so I might change my mind over time.
