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Re:The Desk of Haruki Murakami by edanm on Friday August 14, 2015 @05:57AM (#10059342)
Interesting, I've only read 'Kafka on the Shore' and haven't read another Murakami because I didn't connect with it at all. Maybe I should try 'The Wind-up Bird Chronicle'?
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Re:The Desk of Haruki Murakami by martijn_himself on Friday August 14, 2015 @07:29AM (#10059547)
Definitely try 'The Wind-up Bird Chronicle', I think it is regarded as one of his best works although it is a bit slower paced.

For me 'Kafka on the Shore' contained a bit too many magical events that were then left unexplained and unexplored- but I didn't think it was bad at all.

The other novel I really liked was the 1Q84 trilogy.

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Re:The Desk of Haruki Murakami by mring33621 on Friday August 14, 2015 @07:51AM (#10059633)
I would start with Wild Sheep Chase (an unusual quest/adventure story) or Hard Boiled Wonderland (a bit of Lovecraft meets P.K. Dick). Wind-up Bird is slower, a bit graphic and less fun.
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Re:The Desk of Haruki Murakami by themoonbus on Friday August 14, 2015 @12:21PM (#10060990)
Norwegian Wood was my favorite.
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