Rye
08-07-2009, 01:34 AM
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This is one of my favorite Haruki Murakami books, certainly my favorite of his short novels, though I do like Sputnik Sweetheart.
A total shift from his usual style (non descript male narrator searches for woman, fetishes for ears, finds cats, really weird sex ensues), this story is told in an almost robot 3rd person that seems to be more like a self-aware satellite that can zoom through walls to any point in the world than a person.
Without any spoilers, the plot basically starts out as a few stories that weave and connect into one that takes place during one night. It mostly revolves around a 19 year old girl who stays awake all night and gets into interesting situations all around Tokyo, a young man who has taken interest in her, a beaten Chinese prostitute and her assailant, and the 19 year old girl's beautiful who is in a mysterious deep sleep, like Sleeping Beautiful, and a mysterious world beyond a television set.
I worship Haruki Murakami. Any fans of his? Anyone read this book?
This is one of my favorite Haruki Murakami books, certainly my favorite of his short novels, though I do like Sputnik Sweetheart.
A total shift from his usual style (non descript male narrator searches for woman, fetishes for ears, finds cats, really weird sex ensues), this story is told in an almost robot 3rd person that seems to be more like a self-aware satellite that can zoom through walls to any point in the world than a person.
Without any spoilers, the plot basically starts out as a few stories that weave and connect into one that takes place during one night. It mostly revolves around a 19 year old girl who stays awake all night and gets into interesting situations all around Tokyo, a young man who has taken interest in her, a beaten Chinese prostitute and her assailant, and the 19 year old girl's beautiful who is in a mysterious deep sleep, like Sleeping Beautiful, and a mysterious world beyond a television set.
I worship Haruki Murakami. Any fans of his? Anyone read this book?