I read NW first and loved it. Made the mistake of assuming the rest of his work would be like that.
I liked parts of Kafka, TWUBC, After Dark and BWSW. Really enjoyed SOTBWOTS, Sputnick and Colorless. Couldn't Finish AWSC. Currently reading The Elephant Vanishes, also pretty hit and miss so far.
Do you guys prefer one or the other? Anyone who enjoys both?
>>7456227
Slowpoke who hasn't read Murakami here. Where should I start?
>>7456227
I like all murakami but his character writing is what I appreciate more than anything else, and oftentimes the surrealist elements of the plot function as commentaries on the characters. I really liked 1Q84 for its leads, and A Windup Bird Chronicle for the side characters.
>>7456416
Norwegian Wood or Wind Up Bird
>>7456416
nah start with hardboiled wonderland and the end of the world. It's got all the murakami memes.
>>7456227
I read AWSC first and enjoyed it. Read NW and Kafka but wasn't so much in to those.
I think Murakami is a skilled writer but I do become disinterested in his stories due to his execution of the themes and common characteristics his characters share (jazz, cats, and loneliness).
I picked up Pinball and Hear the Wind Sing a couple months ago. I'm gonna try to finish those this winter break.
>>7456416
there are a few flowcharts in the sticky bro
Can someone list all his surrealistic novels and all his realistic novels?
I bought 1Q84. Thoughts on it? Have not read Murakami before.
>>7456227
I only read Nw and it was Fucking terrible, i dont understand the hype honestly.
>>7456416
Definitely Norwegian Wood
>>7457433
one of his worst works.
