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“Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only arseholes do that.” One character says this at least twice in the book. "Arseholes" doesn't really seem right there to me. Could this be a badly translated word?
Carlos M In my language, it was translated as "Only the mediocre do it." I think it fits better with Nagasawa's vision, who considers Watanabe one of his own, …moreIn my language, it was translated as "Only the mediocre do it." I think it fits better with Nagasawa's vision, who considers Watanabe one of his own, someone who stands out above the average.(less)
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Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
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