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This book concludes my 5 book marathon of Japanese authors. During this stretch I read two other books by Ryu Murakami and this one couldn't have been more different. There weren't any ice picks, murders, sex or graphic violence to be found in this book. Murakami shows that his talent does not lie solely in the violence and insanity of Piercing and In the Miso Soup.
It is a story of a boy's 17th year set in 1969. It is filled with the usual coming of age tropes but never comes off as stale and is brought to us from a Japanese perspective. It was heartfelt, entertaining and a worthwhile read. If you are interested in seeing the softer side of Ryu Murakami than this is the book for you.
It is a story of a boy's 17th year set in 1969. It is filled with the usual coming of age tropes but never comes off as stale and is brought to us from a Japanese perspective. It was heartfelt, entertaining and a worthwhile read. If you are interested in seeing the softer side of Ryu Murakami than this is the book for you.
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Reading Progress
May 20, 2009
– Shelved
May 20, 2009
– Shelved as:
borrowed
May 20, 2009
– Shelved as:
literature
Started Reading
May 22, 2009
– Shelved as:
z-2009-reads
May 22, 2009
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Finished Reading
September 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
in-translation
