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Originally Posted by cuchulain
It's hard to really express. I just had the feeling when I read it that Haruki wasn't as into making it all work together as in his other books. It didn't strike me as fresh or as original as his other books. Nor as believable as a world unto itself.
Of course, he uses fantasy and surrealism and elements of magical realism in his novels anyway . . . but . . . . I was always taken in by that creation . . . and got to love the usual signs of Murakami's universe . . . I talk about some of those h ere. It's just that I wasn't convinced.
Perhaps it's me. Perhaps I'm just losing my ability to suspend disbelief to the degree necessary. But I don't think so. Cuz I didn't have that issue with his earlier books . . .
Again, it may just be me. |
Excellent article!
By the same token, it could just be me. Kafka on the Shore was my first Murakami and was therefore to me very fresh and orginal, plus like any first it holds a special place and acted as a gateway into his other books.
Have you ever read anything by Kazuo Ishiguro? I'm thinking in particular of The Unconsoled.