Iris's review
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
Iris's review
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Iris's review
rating:
I can't say this book is one of my favorites, but I can't say I hated it. This wasn't one of the books that I would want to read in one sitting.
Murakami writes in many different points of view; he begins with first-person, then switches to third-person omnipresent, and sometimes even uses second-person narration. From the two protagonists of the novel, Kafka Tamura and Nakata, Murakami uses the different narration depending on which character he describes. When describing Kafka, he usually writes with first-person narration, but occasionally he uses second-person. When describing Nakata, third-person is used. The way that he uses these narration makes sense; Kafka is able to think,(you could say, like a normal person), while Nakata, having been in an accident which left him "empty" has thoughts rarely related to how life happens to others. Although he is only fifteen, Kafka's thoughts are a learned person's thoughts while Nakata's are harder to understand because it may s...more
Murakami writes in many different points of view; he begins with first-person, then switches to third-person omnipresent, and sometimes even uses second-person narration. From the two protagonists of the novel, Kafka Tamura and Nakata, Murakami uses the different narration depending on which character he describes. When describing Kafka, he usually writes with first-person narration, but occasionally he uses second-person. When describing Nakata, third-person is used. The way that he uses these narration makes sense; Kafka is able to think,(you could say, like a normal person), while Nakata, having been in an accident which left him "empty" has thoughts rarely related to how life happens to others. Although he is only fifteen, Kafka's thoughts are a learned person's thoughts while Nakata's are harder to understand because it may s...more
