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.
Greg That was the first book by Mr Murakami that i read and it also coincided with a previous ingestion of psychedelic mushrooms. These two, the book and t…moreThat was the first book by Mr Murakami that i read and it also coincided with a previous ingestion of psychedelic mushrooms. These two, the book and the mushrooms go well together. Both communicate the interconnectedness of things and events across spacetime and i think that was one of the reasons i was hooked on this book almost immediatelly.(less)
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