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In Kafka on the Shore, Murakami revisits many of the themes that defined The Wind Up Bird Chronicles: music; loss; disappearing cats; portals into alternate realities; people trapped in loops of time; everyday “ordinariness�� exploding into extreme and graphically depicted violence.
Both are important and beautifully written works of art. Kafka may appear more coherent than Bird, in that more effort is put into drawing the disparate plots together. I found the characters warmer, too, more likeable, humorous and real. On the other hand, it is impossible to explain the ineffable, and some readers may find the attempts a little contrived, preferring the floating, open-endedness of Bird.
My only advice �� revel in both examples of assured and spellbinding story telling.