Ask YC: Good books to take on a week away?

Re:Ask YC: Good books to take on a week away? by justindz on Sunday May 25, 2008 @10:37PM (#199906)

Haruki Murakami. Sputnik Sweetheart, Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore. After the Quake, if you like short stories. Great stuff.

If you want something lighter, try Banana Yoshimoto. If you want something with more sex and gruesome murders, try Ryu Murakami.

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Re:Ask YC: Good books to take on a week away? by Tichy on Monday May 26, 2008 @08:49AM (#200158)

I'd recommend to start with Norwegian Wood for Murakami. Didn't like Sputnik Sweetheart at all, and many of his other books tend to be too esoterical for my taste. But NW was esoterics-free, if I remember correctly.

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Re:Ask YC: Good books to take on a week away? by justindz on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @12:45PM (#202292)

You do. I'm a fan of magical realism, so the esoteric content doesn't bother me but I totally get your ranking on that point. Norwegian Wood is all psychology and no parapsychology. If I remember correctly, South of the Border, West of the Sun is similar in that regard.

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