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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.
Brian Brenda This book is so loved because it takes you to places you've never been, only glimpsed in dreams. It's like a David Lynch film, it creates a world diff…moreThis book is so loved because it takes you to places you've never been, only glimpsed in dreams. It's like a David Lynch film, it creates a world different but very similar from our own and conjures enchanting imagery with very few words while narratives weave through each other like ships passing in the night. The book isn't to be 'understood', it is to be experienced, quiet your thinking mind and enter this strange dimension. Take from it what you will but I suggest to let go of expectations and bathe in the mystifying poetry. The criticisms of this book seem to be from people grasping for something and being angry it wasn't there when they opened their hand, when the only way to get close to it is to let go completely. I'm always interested by subtle things that engender so much hostility, so don't be put off and enjoy : )(less)
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Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
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