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A review by kevin_shepherd
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
5.0
On January 17, 1995 at 05:46 AM, a massive 6.9 earthquake struck the city of Kobe, Japan. 6,434 people lost their lives. Haruki Murakami takes this tragic reminder of the precariousness of life and interweaves it through six different short stories. Each story has its own distinct arc, and Murakami manages to incorporate several different genres (romance, magical reality, comedy, etc.) into this ensemble of loss and perseverance.
This is my second foray into the mind of Murakami and I am hooked. I don't think his meandering narratives are for everyone, but for me he's a proverbial breath of fresh air.
This is my second foray into the mind of Murakami and I am hooked. I don't think his meandering narratives are for everyone, but for me he's a proverbial breath of fresh air.