Are his books actually good?
Which one should I start with?
no
none of them
>>8285335
why ?
no
start with norwegian wood
>>8285304
I read kafka on the shore. It was meh but comfy. I might one day pick up another one if I feel like a light read.
>>8285404
I've only read Norwegian Wood but it was terrible. A regular love story with no depth mixed with some explicit sex scenes (one of them between a 13 year old girl and a 30 something woman) and TONS of references to western pop culture.
A waste of time honestly
>>8285522
Hmm thats exactly Kafka on the shore... Murakami you hack.
They are good.
It's just that he writes the same book over and over again.
>>8285542
I agree. Loner man, food, beer, dreams, cats, classical music, reading, pretty ears, overly forward women, lesbians, everything's sort of ok in the end but still sad
>literally a whole western and eastern canon of things people have probably not read yet or even touched the surface of
>they want to read murakami instead
be happy on the road to plebdom.
>>8285304
reading Murakami is like getting drinks with an old friend.
Cozy, endearing, distant, odd, mildly philosophical, kind of a downer.
Did you learn anything?
no
Was it deep or profound?
no
Are you going to make a habit of it?
Probably not
Was it enjoyable?
Yeah
Murakami is comfy when you don't take him too seriously
>>8286518
Whenever i see this post i just wonder what the fuck you guys are doing reading books anyway.
>loner, sad, hopeless, kills this old woman just because she has money, regret, cops get him
>pretentious guy, educated, loner, meets this chick, ends up killing her in some theater, random shit
>sad guy, kills some other guy because it's too hot, gets executed
>little boy, gets chosen to go to the wizard academy, is the chosen one, kills the bad guy
>little boy, gets chosen to carry the ring to some volcano, destroys the ring, everyone's happy
Like what the fuck do you people even get out of reading?
>>8285522
Norwegian wood blows. Hard boiled and Kafka on the shore are pretty worthwhile. Reading wind up bird chronicle now, enjoying it. Very comfy.
>>8286589
Hey, thanks for the spoilers you dick.
>>8286559
>when you don't take it too seriously
I did this with Gravity's Rainbow. In retrospect, I think I might have enjoyed it better if I hadn't tried so hard reading it.
