Kafka on the Shore
2001 • 468 pages

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15

Stopping after 100 pages, think this will be my last Murakami. Gotta give credit to Hardboiled Wonderland and Wild Sheep Chase, but so far this is kind of a continuation of his earlier stuff blended with narrative structures found in Wonderland and mixed with the ethos of later works like Norwegian Wood. 100 pages in and I think I'm just tired of thin and utilitarian writing for female characters as has been a theme in his works as well as a tiring plot structure. Cool techniques so far here, but I'm gonna tap out.

July 25, 2021