Specs
More Information
Reviews
(4.19/5)January 10, 2026
September 23, 2022
Great & very strange read
I have loved reading this book, and a lot of that is to do with the writing style. There are some slightly more tricky sections (some that are written in the style of military reports) but in general the amount of unknown vocab was manageable and the writing style very fluid and straight forward, making this feel like a comparatively easier read to other books I was reading at the same time. As the other review has noted, you have to be prepared for some Murakami signature nonsense, ie weird sex
June 26, 2022
December 18, 2025
December 5, 2025
November 20, 2025
August 19, 2025
July 11, 2025
June 10, 2025
March 17, 2025
February 22, 2025
July 8, 2024
June 1, 2024
March 19, 2024
February 29, 2024
February 27, 2024
October 25, 2023
August 10, 2023
July 31, 2023
July 26, 2023
Gradings
Why can't I grade this item?
Activity
No activities
It's the journey, not the destination.
For those already familiar with Murakami, it does correspond with his signature style. That is to say you'll find multiple POV characters, commentary on classical and jazz music, magical realism, atmospheric writing, etc. On one side, you have a sort of mystery unraveled by an elderly man who is mentally disabled and remarkably able to communicate with cats. On the other, you have a teenage runaway trying to escape a prophecy as told by his father. These two narratives interweave with one anothe