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what to read after finishing 'The tale for the time being'?

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message 1: by Nish (new) - rated it 5 stars
Mar 26, 2015 09:38AM

Nish which book reminds you of this book?


message 2: by Mary (new) - rated it 5 stars
Mar 26, 2015 11:50AM

Mary You might try Haruki Murakami, say Wild Sheep Chase.


message 3: by Nish (new) - rated it 5 stars
Mar 27, 2015 11:12PM

Nish well I am already a murakami fan. After reading his works I grabbed this one... and absolutely loved it.


message 4: by Mary (new) - rated it 5 stars
Mar 28, 2015 08:28AM

Mary Okay, perhaps try The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng, or David Mitchell's Black Swan Green.


message 5: by Nish (new) - rated it 5 stars
Mar 28, 2015 08:33AM

Nish Thankyou for the suggestions. Happy weekend.


message 6: by Mj (new) - rated it 4 stars
Mar 28, 2015 04:42PM

Mj NovelList Plus (a library resource) suggests authors similar to Ozecki besides Murakami include Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Kyoko Mori and Edwidge Danticat among others.


message 7: by Trisha (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 09, 2015 11:10PM

Trisha The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd- A classic!


message 8: by Susan (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 20, 2015 02:43PM

Susan I took a class that compared The Elegance of the Hedgehog to A Tale of the Time Being. There were a lot of correlations.


message 9: by Matt (last edited Apr 20, 2015 06:16PM) (new) - rated it 3 stars
Apr 20, 2015 06:16PM

Matt If you are interested in Japanese authors, you could try Banana Yoshimoto.


message 10: by Mike (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 24, 2015 01:41AM

Mike Finn Nish wrote: "which book reminds you of this book?"
Try "Norwegian By Night" by Derek Miller. It also plays with the idea of time and the relationship between memory and action. Here's my review http://wp.me/p1u2nm-JB


message 11: by Susan (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 24, 2015 04:18AM

Susan NbN has one of my favorite characters of all time.


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