This is actually a good book.

Murakami is actually a good author

A bit samey but thoroughly enjoyable

>>8743155
My favourite is 1Q84.
I agree with >>8743161
He is a good author, provided you don't read too many in a row.

good god it's so fucking comfy for some reason

>>8743234
I read 9 of his books in about 2 months (together with other author books) and still liked 7 of them.

>>8743267
Can you rate them from best to worst?

>>8743273
Kafka on the Shore
1Q84
---power gap---
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki
Norwegian Wood
Hard Boiled Wonderland
A Wild Sheep Chase
Wind Up Bird Chronicles
---power gap---
Sputnik Sweetheart

inb4 I get called a pleb and REE'd at by autists and this is the only reason you wanted me to post my priorities

>>8743280
Sputnik Sweetheart is definitely his worst. Reading that felt like a chore. But

Kafka On The Shore
Hard-Boiled Wonderland
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
A Wild Sheep Chase
--
The Elephant Vanishes
1Q84 (it wasn't that bad)
Colorless
--
After Dark
Norwegian Wood
--
Sputnik Sweetheart

>>8743292
What was the order in which you read them? I think that with Murakami, this might make an impact on the priorities.

>>8743292
How do none of you fuckers get After Dark? I had high hopes for you after your top 4.

>>8743304
Norwegian -> Sputnik -> Kafka -> Sheep Chase -> Hard-Boiled -> Colorless > Elephant -> 1Q84 > After Dark
>>8743310
Tbf, I did read it in a day, and I was pretty tired. I took a bunch of notes, but I might re-read it since I have a thing for nighttime settings.

>>8743313
Also, Wind-Up Bird after Hard-Boiled.

>>8743313
Do you often take notes when you read? How did it help you while reading Murakami?

>>8743351
Depends on the book, really. I take notes whenever I catch something interesting. For example, I took some notes about the parallelisms between Kafka and Nakata, or lines/stuff that just reinforced the themes. Comparatively, I only took like three notes on Norwegian Wood. And they make Murakami more enjoyable, I guess.

I'm kinda autistic in that regard, so I like going through my notes after I finish a book.