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[flemmings]

Hardboiled Wonderland is a marvellous marvellous book. And I'm so grateful I didn't have to read it in Japanese, because I can barely understand it in English.

Still think Kafka is my fave Murakami to date.

(I am old, Father William moment: someone referring to epaulets as 'shoulder pads'.)

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[takumashii.livejournal.com]

I read about 2/3 of Norwegian Wood before I bailed on it as too depressing, and decided to try another Murakami because it was easy enough.

That Murakami was Hard Boiled Wonderland, and I never made it past the elevator scene. Besides the classical stuff (and Norwegian Wood again when it turned out I could only pass my literature class by turning in a surprise essay the next day!) it's the only time I've given up and gone with the English translation. But I'm very glad I didn't wait until I'd be able to understand it.

I must go back and finish Kafka one of these days.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

There's classical stuff? Is that in the Town sections? I was thinking of all the scientific jargon and explanations.