Kafka on the Shore - Chapters 1 though 20 (No Spoilers) (November 2014)

[Peter]

Franky, those two books may be the perfect preparation for reading Kafka on the Shore. According to the Wikipedia page on the book: "Many fans of Haruki Murakami have come to agree Kafka on the Shore is better understood after reading Murakami's earlier works, especially Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World. Some long-time fans consider Kafka on the Shore to be a spiritual sequel to both Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World as well as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

[Franky]

Peter wrote: "Franky, those two books may be the perfect preparation for reading Kafka on the Shore. According to the Wikipedia page on the book: "Many fans of Haruki Murakami have come to agree Kafka on the Sh..."

Yes, I think those books have definitely prepared more for this type of reading experience. I see some similarities, but I know there is another story and meaning that will come into place. I like how he has the alternating plot lines, as in Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. The author has a way of bringing a reader in to a character's world.

[Franky]

Wow, chapter 16...took me awhile to recover from that.

I'm starting to see these parallel lines between the two main stories get closer and closer.

[Whitney]

This site has English translations of some of the responses from Murakami's advice column, "Mr. Murakami's Place": http://www.openculture.com/2015/01/ha...

[Franky]

Whitney wrote: "This site has English translations of some of the responses from Murakami's advice column, "Mr. Murakami's Place": http://www.openculture.com/2015/01/ha..."

Pretty cool! I'm glad he weighs in on disappearing cats as one of his topics.