Haruki Murakami

At some point, I start to feel like a collection of my reviews for Murakami’s books will be called “The Murakami Dream Cliche.” I’ve now read my fourth book of his and each time, I find myself drifting to the “Description” sector of my brain towards the “feels like a…

“Hear the Wind Sing” is Murakami’s first novel. Why I picked this to be the book to break my 5-month long hiatus from reading (this excludes academic reading), I have no idea. …

a glance review ‘People change’ Sara said ‘True enough’ Tsukuru said ‘People do change. And no matter how close we once were, and how much we opened up to each other, maybe neither of us knew anything substantial about each other.’ This novel is one of my favorite novels written…

A book review (50% of one, at least.) The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. Page 230. I wish I could put into words my exact feelings about this book, to give it justice. …

Không nhận mình là độc giả nhiệt thành của Haruki Murakami, chỉ là một kẻ đọc nhiều sách mà bác ấy viết. Một vài cuốn khiến tôi nghiền ngẫm. Nhưng cũng có những quyển khiến tôi chỉ ngấu nghiến để biết kết cục. Ý là tôi không hẳn là kẻ…

Ever so often in literature one comes across a coincidence, so clear and strong in its correlation that it must have some notion of truth. Subjective or not, the ability to connect literary ideas across genre, race, land borders, and even time can be a cathartic eureka moment. One such…

Every day you’re talking to people. In this fast paced life, we tend to forgo good things to chase those that are better or best. Shouldn’t we take some time off our busy schedules to slow down (not stop), admire the beauty of the present and past? Recently, I’ve watched…

APPARENTLY.. I would suggest that picking up one of his short story collections would be the best way to introduce Murakami in your reading. One cannot fully be engrossed in a Murakami story without having those serene and elegant jazz melodies playing in the background or on the headphones as you travel inside his world. Ref: Sara Makishti How to Read Murakami Exploring Murakami and what I suggest you should read firstmedium.com