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I’m 2/3 of the way through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and it’s a pretty wild ride. Definitely a book that you won’t know what’s going to happen next
This was the first one to bond to mind for me! Alongside Breakfast of Champions, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, and pretty much anything by Tom Robbins but especially Skinny Legs and All.
This was my introduction to Murakami. I've read almost all his books by now, save for some of his earlier, less developed works. As you get through them, you see that he's sort of making the same soup with slightly different ingredients. I really enjoyed Killing Commemdatore and 1Q84. My least favorite was probably Colorless Tzukuru. His short story books, particularly The Elephant Vanishes, is really good, as are his two nonfiction books about running and Writing as a Vocation.
Lovedddd Killing Commendatore. That was my introduction to Murakami. Have never finished a 800+ page book faster in my life.
Good to know. Just checked out the so called short story about the elephant, 336 pages 😂
the elephant vanishes is probably my favorite of his books - either that or like a six-way tie but that is definitely the best short story collection
The book is 336 pages, not the story.
Could you recommend which of his books one should read next if they really enjoyed Kafka on the shore? I've also read Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Hard to say. After Kafka I would've said Norwegian Wood. And after NW I would've said Hard-Boiled. After hard boiled, I would say Wind Up Bird.
I do think Killing Commendatore breaks the mold a little bit. I do want to stress his short story collections. They really are fantastic.