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Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (Translator), Philip Gabriel (Translator),Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on 10-25-2011
Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (Translator), Philip Gabriel (Translator),Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on 10-25-2011
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780307593313
Publish date: 25-10-2011
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Cultural,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Japan,
Magical Realism,
Dystopia,
Japanese Literature,
Fiction
I HAVE CONQUERED THE GIANT
I wavered between 1 and 5 stars while I was reading. I settle on 3 for these reasons: On the more stars side, Murakami's story is engaging and entertaining. I was curious to learn what would happen. He usually uses symbolism very well, and he has a sly sense of humor. Some of his images are startlin...
Got to page 340 before I decided to throw in the towel on this one. It's just too long. I love the story, but it's just too long!
A bit of a change of pace from my usual reading, but I really enjoyed it, highly recommended.
Leoš Janáček, Sinfonietta: http://youtu.be/jVN5STjc4ngI'm expecting cats, quake, tsunami and a well... This is a book of two halves however, inconveniently, the like is mingled with the dislike so it is not as easy as just ripping out the offending 500+ pages.Have to ask - do you also think Murakami...
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