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Road tripping to NYC, my partner and I listened to the tagged Murakami novel. . . and, we hated it. This is my second attempt at reading him (I bailed on IQ84) and I just do.not.get.it! 😳 Honestly it reminded me why I don't read many male authors. 🤷
But I'm in New York City for 5 days and I get to meet up with @sarahbarnes so life is pretty good. 😁

"But here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her?
But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair."

Primo libro che affronto di Murakami, non ho apprezzato quanto speravo. La scrittura ineccepibile, scorrevole e fresca, ma la trama e l‘intreccio poco interessanti e lasciati abbastanza a loro stessi. Troppi nodi misteriosi lanciati al lettore e lasciati irrisolti.

Murakami books are smooth like butter💝always.
I enjoyed reading this book too.
But this time it felt a little different from his other works as it always has an element of magical realism that characterises his work.
This book ending was abrupt too which left me wanting more.

What a marvellous romance by Murakami! Dense but easy to read.
#HarukiMurakami

#quotsyJan21 @TK-421
Day 4 #Hypnotic

“Look at the rain long enough, with no thoughts in your head, and you gradually feel your body falling loose, shaking free of the world of reality. Rain has the power to hypnotize.”

It was a little different from other books by Murakami as it does not contain any element of magical realism that characterise his works. The theme of the book is the central character‘s longing for the past, his selfishness and the inability to move past trauma. The prose is lovely but I found this book to be unremarkable. I think I am done for a while with mysterious, disappearing women and selfish, horny men so no more Murakami for me in 2020.

Working and reading. Hope to finish this one today.
#AuthorAMonth

The prose is lovely but the characters can be tiresomely oblivious to the ways in which their selfish actions affect spouses and children. Hajime pines for his childhood soul mate Shimamoto who moved away before Hajime realized he loved her. Once married and a father, he‘s still obsessed; especially when she shows up at his bar. We are then drawn into: what is dream/what is real (a Murakami favorite) But - Cover Love 🤗

#authoramonth2020

“My birthday‘s the fourth of January 1951-the first week of the first month of the first year of the second half of the twentieth century.”

#firstlinefridays
@ShyBookOwl

This is just a weird story of a man obsessed with his childhood friend. And then he finds her 🙀
#AuthoraMonth
@Soubhiville

#QuotsyApr19 Day 20: A #record does contain the soul of its maker, and what the listener makes of it. I think I own a copy of this book - but still have not had a chance to read it yet, languishing alongside the other Murakami chunksters in my shelves.

Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star.
It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago.
Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.

The impossible has been done: A Murakami has left me feeling blasé. I love Murakami, so this book being unremarkable kinda stinks. I can‘t really tell if it needed to be longer or shorter. Doesn‘t do enough with what it has and it really doesn‘t have that much. The last 40 pages redeemed it slightly, but did not make the first 170 of mediocre Murakami any better. It‘s fine, but sometimes okay is worse than bad?

Finished another Murakami book, can‘t seem to get enough of his writing. The story is about friendship, love, loss and reconnection.

Finally been able to start this book which my best friend got me for my birthday. Murakami has quickly become a favourite author of mine after reading his book for the penguin student design awards.
#murakami #newbook #present #favouriteauthor

This was my first Murakami and it was a delight. At some point you realize this is more than just a love story and it just pulls you in until you can‘t stop. I think a some rereads are needed to fully understand all that this book offers.

What a brilliant read! Murakami has a certain writing flair that captures you like no other. Never thought his post modernism and magical realism based writing would ever interest me but this novel is simply so gripping that you can't put it down once started.

Except for the ending, this is a simply told story, but one packed with layers and complexity. Hajime, a man in his late 30‘s looks back at his life and the girls and women who helped shape it. It‘s an honest peek into a person‘s undercarriage and a reminder that we are all flawed creatures who try but sometimes fail to live up to our own expectations, regardless of what we outwardly show.

It's time for the winter reads. Can't wait to get started!

#quotsydec18 #train

I'm an avid reader of his works and no those aren't mine. I just took a photo of his books from a bookstore. 😅 Who else here have read books of Haruki? ❤
#HarukiMurakami

This was another captivating and surrealistic story from Haruki Murakami. It was a lot shorter and more accessible than some of the other stories I‘ve read by him which keeps it off my favorites list. Nonetheless it is definitely worth a read.
This is my 2nd book completed for the #BookAWeekChallenge hosted by @TheReadingMermaid 🧜🏾‍♀️🧜🏾‍♀️
Photo taken with a 17th century Japanese folding screen.

I didn't like this book as much as Murakami's other novels that I've read so far. There is less surrealism and more of reality in this one. Also it took a while to get into the story. It was pretty slow paced in the beginning. There are Murakami elements like jazz bar, books, mysterious woman, more books and music in this one as well. I disliked the protagonist Hajime. He was just annoyingly sefish. But I really did like how it ended.

“the sad truth is that certain types of things can‘t go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do, they can‘t go back the way they were. If even one little thing goes awry, then that‘s how it will stay forever.”

Haven‘t posted in months, but still have been reading a little bit here and there. Currently a few chapters into this one, and it‘s my first book from Murakami. Great so far 👌🏼

First book for #ATBweekendreadathon!

Aren‘t we all stack-up loners? 😉

Day 28: #readingresolutions

#South of the border, west of the sun is one Murakami I‘d never heard of until a recent Litsy post. Perfect for today‘s prompt!

I read 50+ pages last night and just couldn‘t get into it, which is my first bail on Murakami. I wasn‘t in the mood for the character I guess. I should probably keep it and try again later.

Next up (and only my second Murakami 😮). This is the current pick for my IRL book club.

Happy birthday to Haruki Murakami!📚❤

Hosted Book Club tonight. Put up an ambiance of breathtaking peonies, free swag bags, and a handbag I bought at a street market in Shanghai that is pretty much everything. #booksarelife #bookexchange #readerforlife #bookisthenewblack #HongKong🤘🏼

#InTooDeep #Rocktober day 5

So far I've read 3 Murakami's, but this one by far is so close to my heart.

A soul becomes bitter when they can't make peace with their past. There were things that weren't meant to be, and no matter how hard to let them go, you must do so, especially when it slowly become nothing else but a poison to yourself.

Love, love this book! Murakami awed me every single time 🤗

My third Murakami #currentread

Still #tbr 😅
#compasspoints #jubilantjuly @RealLifeReading

#MayBookFlowers Day 2 - Sunshine

It's bright out there. Don't forget sun protection for your books!

The best way is to go into this clueless, it is so much

The occasional Murakami for the soul :')

reading my first Murakami. Loving this book and I don't want it to end.

Typical Murakami, in that you will travel through the protagonist's mental and emotional travails. A mysterious novel that will likely haunt me for some days, a 4/5 ⭐️ book.

My nightly routine when baby goes to bed. 😻💖 #catsandbooks

I can relate.

My furry reading buddy 😻