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Poorva Parashar asked this question about Kafka on the Shore:
WHY is this book so loved? I mean, I didn't gain anything out of it. I'm not asking this as an insult. I genuinely want to know what the special thing about this book is.
aPriL does feral sometimes Frankly, it struck me as if it was mostly juvenile emo posturing. The Oedipus mirroring and the classic unrequited love pining which shatters most of …moreFrankly, it struck me as if it was mostly juvenile emo posturing. The Oedipus mirroring and the classic unrequited love pining which shatters most of the underpinings of Reality and the Universe reinforced my impression of this being representative of a child's unhealing hurt over parental rejection.(less)
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Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
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