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 Aug 26 2010, 08:12 PM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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Its one of those books you will probably stop reading near the end so it doesn't end so soon!
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Aug 26 2010, 08:20 PM
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Dont stop believin'
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I made myself put it down until this weekend. It's killing me though, I know it's sitting on my kitchen counter and I swear its calling to me!
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Aug 26 2010, 08:29 PM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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Just finish it and then move onto Wind Up Bird! Or Kafka on the Plain! It's not the same degree of melancholy but whatever!
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Aug 26 2010, 08:32 PM
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Dont stop believin'
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Which one next? Because both are on order.
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Aug 26 2010, 08:39 PM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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Depends. People are split. IMO, Kafka is his "mainstream" book in that it's very straightforward and easy to grasp with a lot less ambiguity and less of a Lynchian aspect to it (which you will learn is present in all Murakami books). Still a great book. Wind-Up, though, is fucking crazy and a lot of it is like "what" but I love it to hell. It really depends on your state of mind! If you're up for some heavy mindfuck, go for that one! Or you could always check out stuff like South of the Border, West of the Sun which is a more grown-up Norwegian Wood and a lot more straight forward. All this talk reminds me I need to read more of this man!
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Aug 28 2010, 05:24 AM
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I read like half of wind up bird by forcing myself. Then it burnt down in a fire. I wasn't that fussed about replacing it.
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Aug 31 2010, 01:16 PM
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Naoko (IMG: style_emoticons/default/cry2.gif) ! Absolutely adored Norwegian Wood. So sad though. I am going to give myself a mental break from Murakami and I'm now reading The Passage, by Justin Cronin.
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Aug 31 2010, 04:04 PM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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What do you make of the ending?!
Also good idea on the Murakami break, last time I read like 5-6 of his books in a row then I haven't read any since due to over-reading! Still, I got Elephant Vanishes for my iPad so I'm gonna read some of that soon!
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Aug 31 2010, 04:45 PM
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It just sorta ended, didn't it? It was kind of unsatisfying to not find out how the phone call turned out, but then life is like that, sometimes we are left in limbo and never find out how things turned out. Naoko wasn't a surprise, I expected it from the get go. The deal with older chick did. I would put more, but the spoiler thing doesn't work for me. Still..........great book and I think that Kafka is my next Murakami book.
The one thing I noticed was, with the exception of a few cultural references to date it, the time period could have easily been now. It was unsettlingly how easily I could relate to this story. It made me very sad for a bit, but then very glad that I have let go of the notion of attaching my life to another's. I don't know if that makes sense, but I'm really glad that I've matured enough to allow myself to be happy. To pursue good things in my life, instead of suffering with someone I 'love'. Actually this book evoked some very personal emotions in me and that is an awesome thing.
This post has been edited by Annie Cartwright: Aug 31 2010, 04:59 PM
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Aug 31 2010, 05:09 PM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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I think you will quickly learn that Murakami hates closure and that he never gives any! He wants us to come up with our own conclusions!
Though, I have to admit, there is something very, very troubling about all the people who kill themselves in this book!
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Sep 1 2010, 09:14 AM
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I'll be back when the wind and fates and chance bring me back. Which'll be tomorrow... It's cheese-steak day.
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I have been trying to finish What I Talk About When I Talk About Running for ages now. I just can't seem to be bothered to sit down and read the last 50 pages.
As a result I have read all but the last 60 pages of Post Office and started reading A Lions Tale by Chris Jericho! He is all "and when we worked as bouncers at this club we all got nicknames, I was called Biff and Lance Storm's nickname was... Lance, he was too serious for a nickname".
I also like that no wrestlers have anything good to say about Mil Mascaras!
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Sep 3 2010, 08:04 AM
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Just finished reading The Passage, by Justin Cronin. Another book that just ended and left you to wonder about the fate of some of the characters! It was very good, yet heart wrenching. Ringy, you think he was paying homage to The Stand? There were some similar themes.
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Sep 3 2010, 10:50 AM
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He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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... you were very fast for a huge big-ass book! Did you quit working? (IMG: style_emoticons/default/shifty.gif) And yes, he definitely paid homage to both the Stand and McCarthy's the Road, the motifs are undeniable. It's one big pop-culture thing! Thankfully, here, we're getting a sequel (or two) to this one coming soon. And by soon I mean probably years!
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Sep 3 2010, 11:48 AM
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I do read insanely fast, but I'm on vacation this week, so I read the bulk of it yesterday. I had no agenda for the day and reading seemed like the thing to do. Yes I can see The Road bit too, with the fires, the ashes, and the scavaging. Both wondeful books to pay homage to. Look forward to the sequel, if he ever gets around to it.
Next on to Foam of the Daze. Kafka on the Shore after that. But I'm heading out camping and I don't know if either of those are easy camping reading, so I'll pick up a trash novel along the way.
This post has been edited by Annie Cartwright: Sep 3 2010, 11:48 AM
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