This was one book that I couldn’t put down. It put me in a dream like state where my feelings in the real world change. But this book shows clearly the beauty and also sadness of life. The beauty of life comes purely through relationships with other humans. But the sadness of life also comes through that. As a man of faith I read this book with a comfort realizing that I believe there is a future filled with love. But even if you don’t believe in the supernatural, I guess all this beauty and sadness (mostly sadness depending on the luck of the draw of your life), it can all end in pure darkness after death anyways.

Besides the explicit parts, the story was very heart touching and have a nice abstract cognitive theme. It really made me think different about the way I think about life and I really love how the author does not explicitly input the end of the story, instead you have to think out side of the box and put yourself in the characters’ shoes and understand.

It’s believable and unbelievable and it kept me interested throughout the book. Loved the main characters.

I will need years to process what I read. Thank you murakami

So, funny story. I only started reading this book because I needed a novel to write an essay over for my AP lit class. Let’s just say I went in basically completely blind for what this book was about, and now I wish I did more research before choosing it as my novel. 🥲 The book is extremely interesting and bizarre. And very descriptive and occasionally graphic in some areas (I understand why my school library didn’t have this book on its shelves…) There are many themes in this book that it’s hard to know exactly what this book is trying to say. Maybe it’s trying to say how humans have an innate nature that they can’t shun away, or maybe it’s trying to say how concepts like love are bizarre at their core and truly have no physical concrete meaning. I honestly don’t know. 🤷‍♀️ Maybe that’s the entire point. Some things in life we just can’t understand, but we can still feel the meaning behind them. Anyway, this book was certainly a unique read. Not really into the sex scenes that show up occasionally, especially around the 60-70% mark. That was really off putting for me. 😭 If anyone reads this review (and honestly props to you for reading so far), if you like bizarre books with many themes and unique characters, then this might be the book for you. Just make sure to remember that the read will certainly be a unique one. ☝️

A wonderful and suspenseful story that keeps you thinking about the characters and story line long after you finish reading.

I enjoyed the twists and turns this story led me through. If you have read any of Haruki Murakami’s books you’ll not be surprised with where the story goes. I enjoyed reading it but I do feel like there is a lot of holes in the story and also the way he writes women is not nice to say the least.

This is the fourth book I’ve read by Haruki Murakami. One of the few authors I can somewhat digest and understand. I’m no literary genius but I can say this book is perfect, the surrealism and randomness is perfectly staged as you walk across the pages. The two paths made by two parties as they follow their own paths of fate is written just perfectly. Haruki Murakami can always deliver something beautiful.

Absolutely brilliant. I want everyone I know who’s is smart or spiritual in any sense to read it.

The slow but steady increase in character development is truly captivating and filled with gasconade. Every page gives the feeling of being in his world and story. So much so that I feel every emotion to the bone.