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Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
Reading this was the actual sandstorm.
edit: changed my review from 3 stars to 4
I think this book found me at the right time. Whenever I'd see a Murakami book on my feed and in all of social media, I would quickly ignore it thinking I would not enjoy it or that it was overhyped.
Well, how wrong I was!
Here I am hours later, constantly looking for theories after reading the ending, wishing somehow someone would explain what the hell did I just read. Fortunately, there were some really good theories and analyses that cleared a lot of things.
I deeply regret the time where I skipped most of the passages, especially the philosophical discussions, that were meant to be read carefully because I wanted to rush to the ending and get this over with. That's exactly the opposite of how one should read this book. I know now that I should have absorbed and chewed it exactly 32 times before swallowing (according to Nakata).
The only way you can read Kafka on the Shore correctly is to take in the words like rain. Observe every tiny drop and let them sink into your skin. Reading this was like having an out-of-body experience while at the same time plunging yourself into the depths of your subconscious.
Despite all the gruesome descriptions, depressing echoes of trauma and loss, it still left quite an impact on me and I might just have to read it again soon.
edit: changed my review from 3 stars to 4
I think this book found me at the right time. Whenever I'd see a Murakami book on my feed and in all of social media, I would quickly ignore it thinking I would not enjoy it or that it was overhyped.
Well, how wrong I was!
Here I am hours later, constantly looking for theories after reading the ending, wishing somehow someone would explain what the hell did I just read. Fortunately, there were some really good theories and analyses that cleared a lot of things.
I deeply regret the time where I skipped most of the passages, especially the philosophical discussions, that were meant to be read carefully because I wanted to rush to the ending and get this over with. That's exactly the opposite of how one should read this book. I know now that I should have absorbed and chewed it exactly 32 times before swallowing (according to Nakata).
The only way you can read Kafka on the Shore correctly is to take in the words like rain. Observe every tiny drop and let them sink into your skin. Reading this was like having an out-of-body experience while at the same time plunging yourself into the depths of your subconscious.
Despite all the gruesome descriptions, depressing echoes of trauma and loss, it still left quite an impact on me and I might just have to read it again soon.