The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Wow! Imagine Murakami reading this whole thing to a large audience in some sort of theater. Once he finishes, the entire audience would erupt in rapturous applause. That is how I feel after reading this book. I just want to give Murakami an aggressively loud applause. I mean, I read the last third of this book in 24 hours. It's terrific.

Be warned, though, it is WEIRD. It covers the whole emotional spectrum. Crude, crazy, contemplative, and all sorts of other adjectives starting with C. It is just so impressive to me how Murakami tells such a wild story in such a coherent way. Must read!