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Totally unexpected dark tale from Haruki Murakami :D Somehow the fantasy theme here reminds me more of Neil Gaiman's style. It's still enjoyable though, especially with all the beautiful illustrations and dark imaginings, and I love the format of this book so much (I read the pink cover one).
Not what I expected from Murakami, but pretty refreshing, too! ...more
Totally unexpected dark tale from Haruki Murakami :D Somehow the fantasy theme here reminds me more of Neil Gaiman's style. It's still enjoyable though, especially with all the beautiful illustrations and dark imaginings, and I love the format of this book so much (I read the pink cover one).
Not what I expected from Murakami, but pretty refreshing, too! ...more
Um. Huh. Not really sure what to say.
I saw this on the "New Releases & In Demand" bookshelf at the library. It intrigued me. The illustrations throughout the book caught my attention. The fact that it was a pretty short story made me feel a little adventurous and I figured the worst that would happen is I'd use an hour or so of my life reading something different than my normal fare. And that's exactly what happened. I didn't hate it. I just thought it was pretty random with a liberal dose of s ...more
I saw this on the "New Releases & In Demand" bookshelf at the library. It intrigued me. The illustrations throughout the book caught my attention. The fact that it was a pretty short story made me feel a little adventurous and I figured the worst that would happen is I'd use an hour or so of my life reading something different than my normal fare. And that's exactly what happened. I didn't hate it. I just thought it was pretty random with a liberal dose of s ...more
It is amazing that Murakami is able to pack so many strange and poignant ideas about knowledge, reading, and bravery into such a short story. This would be a great entry point to Murakami as many as his tried and true techniques are on display in a powerful abbreviated form.
A young boy enters the library searching for the odd topic of taxation during the Ottoman Empire. The librarian is eager for the boy's need for this knowledge. However, his intention is not to satisfy the boy's hunger, but h ...more
A young boy enters the library searching for the odd topic of taxation during the Ottoman Empire. The librarian is eager for the boy's need for this knowledge. However, his intention is not to satisfy the boy's hunger, but h ...more
A book about a library? I can get behind that! This feels like some kind of fever dream though. I didn’t know how to categorize it because it feels almost like horror?....fantasy?....magical realism? The title is perfect though because it is definitely strange.
This was a creepy, good little book about a boy who discovers the real payment that librarians exact for providing free knowledge.
a novella by one of my favorite authors?? Yes, please. The Strange Library was the perfect little book to read on Halloween. A boy goes to his local library and is pointed to a room he's never visited. There he meets a strange man and is led through a basement labyrinth... This story is weird, bizarre, quirky, intelligent... everything I like about Murakami's writing.
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A bizarre fairy-tale like story (novella?) about a dangerous library that traps the very people who want to use it. The sheep man was the more striking character, but certainly not the most interesting.
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Julianne Dunn
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