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Feb 21, 2012 J.P. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

Now I know what Alice felt like after she fell down the rabbit hole.
This was my first read of a Haruki Murakami novel but it won't be my last. There's a four word sentence in this book that neatly sums it up: "very different but interesting." I couldn't have said it better myself.
I always like a story that starts off headed towards places unknown and then slowly makes more sense with characters introduced early that don't seem to be related to the plot that eventually fit in like pieces in a jig ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Avisek Bandyopadhyay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: metaphysical, awesome-reads

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Murakami..Its his first novel that I have read and I dont think it will be the last. Its my first venture in the world of metaphysical reality and Boy, was I impressed !
Before I go into the details about what left me gushing and what left me baffled, I need to say the book deals with something disturbing. Now again, disturbing is a relative word. It deals with patricide, incest, dreams and reality, living spirits, eunuchs..It has everything that is a taboo in its own right. But then, Murakami, d ...more

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Mar 05, 2022 Rusty rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, 2022-fantasy-science-fiction

Murakami offers a fascinating read about a young man, Kafka, who leaves home at age 15 and an older man, Nakata, whose life is as simple as he is. The story is strange at times but the author connects most incidents with what I believe are alternate universes to explain these unusual events.

The book opens as a group of Japanese school children embark on an outing to collect mushrooms. Suddenly all collapse leaving only the teacher standing. Nothing is unusual unless you consider the overhead ...more

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