Haruki Murakami

why am I not allowed to read YA when I am a YA

>>8309031
It never gets much deeper.

>>8309042
YA isn't for young adults. It's called that to make the children and teenagers who read it feel more mature.

>>8309053
oh ok, I'll stay away from it thanks
does that mean "Challenging Literature" like Gravitys Rainbow and Ulysses are actually for Young Adults?

>>8309031
In my country he is nothing.

>>8309053
its because modenity has turned adulthood into a prolonged adolescence.

Has /lit/ read Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End Of The World? The book kept me engaged through the dual narrative between a subconscious dream world and the equally bizarre reality the protagonist lives in. The subconscious dream world was eerie and hazy in the writing, but so comfy all the same. Wouldn't mind spending eternity in such a place losing my sense of self.

>>8309031

It's not that deep senpai.
Read someone who's limp musings don't drawl on for hundreds of pages.

>>8309115

wow I got cucked by a wordfilter.
Lurked for so long I never knew

>>8309031

I read his short stories and minor novels and found him okay and kinda relaxing. Absolutely not a serious writer, he's beeng paroding himself for years.

I read some of his interviews and he's like "only the americans read me, in Japan they think I'm a fucking traitor". Wich is fun, maybe he realizes all the hype he gets from the big editorials is undeserved.

>>8309031

bit of a pleb writer but nrwegian wood make my gf pussy wet

>>8309099
That's my favourite book of his. The description of the ghost town is really good.
I read 1q84 which I found to long and tedious and Norwegian Wood which I didn't care for all that much.

>>8309099
i just finished it yersterday. thought it was decent. i plan on reading some of his short stories next.

>>8309159

His short stories are fun. Read After The Quake and The Elephant Vanishes. Not all of it serious, or takes itself seriously, but there are certainly some interesting premises within some of them.

>tfw you will never be visited by a giant, intelligent frog that convinces you to fight a gigantic lovecraft type worm while sipping on some tasty tea

> What do you think about this author?
His endings almost never leave me satisfied, but his books give off some unique atmosphere for me and I enjoy reading them.
> What books have you read ?
Norwegian Wood, After Dark, Sputnik Sweetheart, Colorless Tsukuru
> What is your favorite?
Norwegian Wood -- the ending felt satisfying because there was no surrealism left unexplained.
> Should I read more of it?
Yeah sure. Try Kafka and Wind-Up seeing as those are apparently his best. I need to try them myself.

>>8309324
I will try them, thanks for your opinion