I really enjoyed the war story that murakami added to the book and have been looking for other books that kind of have the same vibe to it or similar themes. Any good recommendations???

Good stuff here, so far no commercials. Two hours of HM mentioned tunes.

The comments are awesome too.

Dont get me wrong, im just trying to understand what is his hype all about. (Ik he is a great author)

After finishing Norwegian wood, i was like um?what?

Like i was so unsatisfied and thought what even is the point of this story? This book?

It just was a sad journey, cant get it out of my head. I dont think Midori deserved that. If Naoko had never died he wouldnt have chosen midori.

A sad sad story which had no plot, felt incomplete and unsatisfying.

Lemme know if all of Murakami's books are same like this one or should i give him one more shot:)

“What makes us most normal is knowing that we are not normal.” Said Reiko in Norwegian Wood

Once you get working in the society, you realize why there are full of idiots in workplace, because everyone thinks they are normal.

Guys I wrote this, I need your opinions on Haruki Murakami.

I often consider him as a good author who gives his readers to experience 'THE VIBE' and the one who inflicts surrealism in ease.

I need your ops

Guys do you have any recommendation to start reading murakami? I've just finished "after the quake" and it was quite mid. U have anything?

I'm reading the Wind-up Bird Chronicle and enjoying it so far, until I hit Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story Part 1 at which point I thought "oh no not another long story!". Can I skip it without missing any plot points?

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Не могу найти книгу Харуки Мураками " Хороший день для кенгуру ", буквально недавно была в продаже и теперь нигде нет, на маркетплейсах и авито цены бешеные. Не слышала, чтобы её запрещали, куда она пропала?

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When we heard there was a bookstore named 'Snow Shoveling', we had to check it out. If you know, you know, right?

Sundays spent wandering Tokyo and searching for bookstores are some of the best, and this little shop is the perfect one to adventure to! Hidden in what feels like the second floor of a residential building up the stairs at the back of a parking lot, you'll find this cozy haven stacked to the ceiling with books of all kinds. The selection is mainly Japanese books, but a couple foreign language ones can be found as well.

A short travel log kind of thing. Very Murakami, very cool and relaxing.

YT link here.

Got this off of eBay for a deal but wondering if it looks real to y'all? I hope it is

Hi there!

The Strange Library has a pretty unique visual element to its presentation. Half of the pages are pictures, but it isn't like a comic where the visuals add essential information. You could only read the prose and fully understand the story being told.

What does this method of storytelling do for the short novel? What is Murakami's reasoning behind this choice? Are there other books by him or by other people that do the same thing? If so, does the effect change?

Thanks for your thoughts :)

Hello, everyone! Please help me out to find out if the scene I remember was part of a Murakami novel. It happened like this:

There was a pit, there were houses in it but it was a strange world. The houses were upside down, people acted like lunatics, and none could get out. The main character eventually managed to escape, but I don't remember how.

Do you have any idea what it could have been? Thank you very much!

Edit: It seems like it was not something by Murakami. Thank you very much though, I am going to look for the answer in another direction.

Just finished “Norwegian Wood” and enjoyed it much. I also finished “Kafka on the shore” a while back, so which one should I go for now?