The Strange Library
2001 • 72 pages

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Cuando lo terminé de leer no me había quedado muy claro algunas cosas, tuve que detenerme a pensar y analizar todo lo que había pasado porque todo pasó muy rápido.

Sin duda no es lo mejor de Murakami, pero está bastante interesante y mantiene la esencia onírica de Haruki.

October 15, 2024
May 21, 2024

This is someone’s fever dream recorded and published as a book

April 2, 2024

Second Murakami book and as per the first, I'm not sure what I feel about it. This piece is a surrealist work and not just fantasy for sure.

October 17, 2023

Finished this in one sitting right before bed. A little underwhelming, but the writing easily crafts mental images as you turn each creatively designed page. It is certainly one of the cooler aesthetic books I have read through.

March 13, 2023

Son 3.5 estrellas (7)
Primer libro que leo en la Biblioteca de Guadalajara. Estoy muy feliz de que lo haya terminado ahí.

June 9, 2022

Kinda cute, I guess, though I didn't get any deeper meaning from it. Seemed like it was just being weird for weird's sake.
It was fun with the illustrations and differently coloured pages, but overall I can't really recommend it.

June 17, 2021

sad quick read

January 17, 2021

WTF was this?! It was so weird, I don't even have words for a review. Not recommended. At all. Listened to on audio instead of the picturesque book. I don't care about elements of Kafka or Gaiman. Appeal to new readers damn it!

December 29, 2020
July 2, 2019

my brain loves the different colored dialogues and wishes that it could become a thing.

March 18, 2019

Scary little book.

November 18, 2018

Weeeeeird ... but pretty to look at.

September 11, 2016

This book is so damn short. Hahaha. All it took was one ride to the office and I wasn't even close. And I didn't have my kindle with me so how frustrating was that?! Anyway I did enjoy this weird little book. :) Strange

February 9, 2016
October 21, 2015
June 10, 2015

Funny and thought provoking...loved this artsy little book.

May 16, 2015

I loved this dark, chilling, thought provoking and ultimately moving tale. I beautiful little book. The illustrations and format of the hardback version of this book added tremendously to my enjoyment as I read this short tale.

March 11, 2015

Short and sweet.

February 22, 2015


What a fun little read! It's the usual unusual but it's in a classy package and with a gentle kid-friendly story. And, hey, it's centered on a library. Not that it's a library I'd ever want to visit, but it's a library. And the packaging is fabulous. Yes, take a look at this one.

January 18, 2015