Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
I just cannot get into any of Murakami's work. I have his books sitting in my shelves and I'm actually tempted to just donate them to the library. =/

Is there something I'm missing? Is there a frame of mind I need to be in when I read his books to enjoy them more?
What is it about them you don't like? I've always found them easy to read, very entertaining, with believable characters placed in reasonably interesting scenarios often with a twist. I think the strengths are his writing style and his characters - the former as the narration is often rather amusing and revealing, and the latter because the characters he use work together well and are never wholly what they seem originally. Maybe it depends on which one you start with - I found Norwegian Wood to be a good starting point.

Yesterday I started reading Thomas Penn's Winter King, which is a history of Henry VII, who I've wanted to know more about for quite a while. It had very good reviews, so hopefully it'll live up to expectations.