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BR (12) The Perks of Being A Wallflower & Kafka on the Shore; Start date ----> 1st May, 2014
There is, there is, indeed. But my feet are firmly planted in sardonicism :P
Fong - Walnut Heart (small, tough, on the wrinkle side) wrote: "There is, there is, indeed. But my feet are firmly planted in sardonicism :P"Ok...if you say so :P :P Only time will tell though :P :P
Am in chapter 13 only... :P :P See we are running neck to neck.. in fact you are ahead of me :D :D
Where's Divs... is she reading this book??? :P :P
Shinjini wrote: "STOP READING RIGHT NOW! :P"Okay ma'am.. will continue only after 6th of June.. ok?? :P :P
So, I finished my boring little book called Tithe, and I just started Kafka. BOTH OF YOU, STOP READING AND WAIT FOR ME TO CATCH UP!!!!!!!
Lolsss... Guys u need to keep the shouting to minimum.. does no good to my already aging ears :P :P :P
If I stop now.. it will become June buddy read.. do u want that???
Lolss... somehow I knew you'd say that :P :P
But read a little slow, for me, pwease....:):):)
Divs.. tell you what.. i will read and hopefully finish but we can discuss it when you have finished.. No worries.. will come at that time... :D :D
Shinjini wrote: "How do you know me so well?! O_O"luuurve baby luuurve... :P :P
Ladies... just to let you know... I have finished reading it :) :)We can discuss whenever you both finish :P :P
Ladies.. are we gonna discuss the book or are you planning on abandoning it?@Jins -- I know what you mean... :)
Sri, I think I am gonna complete it sooner than your snail paced buddies :P :P
That's good Harry.. then I will have company while waiting for them to finish :P :P
Don't poke Mama Bear, she's not amused :P:P
Jinsssssss, I completed Kafka. ^.^*starts doing lungi dance*
I can see that Sri's lording over this buddy read :P*wonders one's own fate*
Shinjini wrote: "*takes lungi and strangles self* -_-"Jins, I won't give my lungi to you! :P
Yayyyy... can we discuss it tomorrow??? Am not in a position to discuss today.. :(
No elec here Jins since morning. Can't type on phone for long as battery will die out. Hence not on GR today. Can we discuss tomo? Sorry ... Else u guys discuss will add my points in d night after elec is restored
We are discussing Kafka on the Shore Vins.. :)And Jins you go this time :P :P
I know that's why things are not as fresh in my mind as you two :P :PAnyway, I will go first.. As usual :P :P
ღ νιηηｿ●•ツ ☺ wrote: "Oh no.*drop head and goes away* :|"
Don't run away Vins.. sorry about that :(
Oie, its totally okay. Running away because haven't read that book. :PNothing to be sorry.
Ok here goes.. Firstly i really loved the book. When I started reading the book, i found it nice and not something great. i actually started wondering what the hype was all about. Half way through the book, I encountered parts, especially the whole Oedipus complex as well as the cat murders part, which to me were gross and kind of difficult to relate to. However, I kept reading as I wanted to know what happens. And when i reached the end, my mind was totally blown.I loved the way the author wrote about seemingly unrelated incidents and brought them together weaving a wonderful tapestry. that is what it felt like to me.. different colour threads woven together to make a beautiful tapestry. The story was extremely profound and had several meaningful moments, which i could both relate to as well as learn from. And this to me is a very important aspect.
I simply loved the characters and the way each character was developed, within the short span of this book. I would have loved a little more clarity in some cases, especially regarding the sister etc but the mystery and the lack of clarity was also so beautifully written that I have no complaints actually
i agree with you Jins... the confused mind of a teenager was brilliantly written by Murakami.However, he does explain his problems with his father.. at least a little bit. According to what I could decipher, it was because his father was a great sculptor, he had no time for his son firstly. Secondly, he was always against him because of that Oedipal prophecy, seeing in him someone whom he kind of detests. I guess that's where his hatred (kafka's I mean) came into action... weighed down with hatred and worse lack of attention...
I agree with you that some parts were tedious, especially the part where he is in the woods with those soldiers and the whole opening and closing of the gate etc... while I admit everything added up beautifully, it was pretty difficult to go through..
How did you feel about the link between Nakata and Kafka.. the whole supernatural element that actually happened? And of Nakata's death in the end?
I thought the bringing together of both stories were brilliant but I really did not see any necessity for Nakata to die.. Rather would have been happy with a little more explanation on that front.
Absolutely.. mysteries or whatever.. ending was good so I guess the book is a winner according to me..Ya I was kind of put off by the whole 15 year old Miss Saeki thing actually.. It got me thinking was Kafka her dead boyfriend? or was he another man who was there in that painting?? Totally clueless...
However I found that whole spiritual pimp thing a Hoot!! It was too funny to be irritating.. :P :P
I was not flabbergasted as much as I was put off.. it was unnecessary according to me... And I don't really think that she was his mother.. He wanted her to be and the author gave us that feeling based on the Oedipal prophecy.. Along with that dream rape of his sister.. which according to me was the WORST thing about this book...However, I feel that his anger towards his father was merely because of the lack of attention given by the latter and there was no such thing as an Oedipal prophecy.. So under those circumstances, I don't really think that Miss Saeki was his mother.. Also I believe that the timelines just don't match. he wanted to be loved by someone who was a mother figure and he found Miss Saeki.. and Miss Saeki was keeping her dead boyfriend alive and was living in that 15 year old girl mind and found Kafka.. that was what it was, at least according to me...
Sorry for disappearing guys, I was having lunch. I have to go again, to transfer my clothes. :(I personally don't know how to feel about this book. 1. I've never read anything by Murakami, so I didn't know what to expect.
2. I usually read paranormal, dystopian, and contemporary, so this book wasn't really my type.
I actually don't understand what the hell happened in this book. Why did it rain fish? How are Nakata and Kafka linked? What is Oshima? What happened in the woods actually? What happened to Nakata? How can he talk to cats?
The story, I feel was nice, but nothing made sense to me. I don't know what to think. The part where Johnny Walker eats the cats hearts grossed me out.
I think this book is a 3 star book for me :(
Explain what happens in the book to me, pwease!
Neither did I till now.. :(@Divs -- have u read our comments above?
@Fong - there is a thin line between being sardonic and sarcastic right? :P :P