Title: Norwegian Wood
Author: Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator)
Published: 1987
Language: English (translated from Japanese)
Pages: 296
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
A poignant coming-of-age story of a college student in Tokyo dealing with his first love.
Review:
I'm really pleased I have finally read my first Murakami book, and it definitely won't be the last.
This is a strange book. For me, if I'm to enjoy any kind of romance, it has to be something special, and this definitely is. The love story is fascinating and I especially loved the main characters in this book. There's a darkness to the whole story that quite appeals to me.
However, I did read this during a very stressful time, so I think that took some enjoyment from it and it felt like I spent ages finishing this. There are parts in this that I found boring and yet others that were uttrely entrancing, and those parts make me want to read more of his works.
Definitely not a book for everyone, but if you like the weird ones, here you go.
You can get this book at The Book Depository*
You can read more about it on Goodreads
Author: Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator)
Published: 1987
Language: English (translated from Japanese)
Pages: 296
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
A poignant coming-of-age story of a college student in Tokyo dealing with his first love.
Review:
I'm really pleased I have finally read my first Murakami book, and it definitely won't be the last.
This is a strange book. For me, if I'm to enjoy any kind of romance, it has to be something special, and this definitely is. The love story is fascinating and I especially loved the main characters in this book. There's a darkness to the whole story that quite appeals to me.
However, I did read this during a very stressful time, so I think that took some enjoyment from it and it felt like I spent ages finishing this. There are parts in this that I found boring and yet others that were uttrely entrancing, and those parts make me want to read more of his works.
Definitely not a book for everyone, but if you like the weird ones, here you go.
You can get this book at The Book Depository*
You can read more about it on Goodreads
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