I absolutely adore Murakami's way of creating bizarre incidents that aren't necessarily explained or tied together nicely like a typical mystery novel. Mind and reality clash in his works, and Dance, Dance, Dance is one of his most fascinating journeys of this clash.

The story centers around a place: a hotel that was once charmingly seedy but has undergone a complete transformation. When the protagonist tries to figure out what happened to the hotel's former existence, people get nervous. Remnants of the past and fragments of another reality seem to exist within the hotel. The main character develops three relationships with the book: one with the hotel's receptionist, one with a young girl, and one with a man from his high school who is now a famous movie star--each relationship gives bits of insight into the novel's design.

Dance, Dance, Dance is funny, surreal, and forceful. I didn't realize it was actually a sequel until after I read it, so I'm out to buy A Wild Sheep Chase next!