jenniey3 's review for:

After Dark by Haruki Murakami

3.0

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Haruki Murakami is nothing special. His storytelling abilities are adequate, his writing style is mostly generic. He's mediocre and predictable; the first Murakami you read will probably be your favorite, simply because there is minimal deviation from one novel to the next. Yet, the same mediocrity and predictability that holds Murakami back from literary greatness(in my opinion) are the same qualities that keep me coming back. Experiencing his stories is similar to consuming bland oatmeal. Sometimes I need the palate cleanse.