Why does this guy get so much praise, seriously? His prose is

>hipster teens or brain-dead plebs.

guess who tends to champion his works?

>>7814871

I hated 1Q84, 900 pages of absolute nothing.

I can't even share this opinion anywhere but here because I would be lynched by the MIDF.

Gifted kots, like 80pg in and feeling the dread.

>I seriously only imagine this being appealing to hipster teens or brain-dead plebs.

My dad love this guy and he's a former International Master at Chess.

I have yet to read anything by Murakami myself though

What about the one with the cat?

I've only read Kafka on the Shore and it was pretty good. Nothing out of this world, but I liked his sensibility on the topics he tackled.

>>7814871
>His prose

buddy you read a translation, how would you know anything about the man's prose?

>>7815002
Your argument only serves to justify my point further. If the translations culminate in something so shitty, while most other aspects of his works are bad, how am I supposed to appreciate it?

>>7814871
I find it calming to read, nothing too crazy happens, it's very soothing and gentle

>I can see why other people would hate it though

>>7815002
pseud detected

murakami himself admits his prose is better translated than in japanese

he's a white man masquerading as a jap author