/lit/ - Literature

depressed japanese chicks are sexy

what books have you only read because of 4chan?

Best Murakami cover coming through

I ONCE HAD A GIRL
OR SHOULD I SAY
SHE ONCE HAD ME

I finished this recently Anons, and it's not even half as comfy as people make it out to be.
Is Murakami actually comfy? Or is it just a meme?

What a shitty ending

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this made me interested in sex and women. before i was a blissfully unaware nerdy neckbeard who only wanted to play video games and read science fiction, now im a socially anxious guy who is trying to get his life back on track after years of being swindled by consumerism.

i cant say it improved my life yet because i actually feel worse now than i used to feel, but at least its getting me towards a more fulfilling life?

Why so much namedropping? Are his other books any better, because this was shite.

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Hey /lit/ I know we discuss Murakami a lot but can we get a Norwegian Wood thread happening?

When I first read it I thought it was amazing. Totally related to Toru, thought Midori and Naoko were rounded characters etc.

But now, looking back through it I feel like I fell for some kind of trick.

I mean Toru is supposed to be this autistic shut-in (can't deal with outside world, has no friends, etc) but suddenly he has the most powerful guy on campus (Nagasawa) wanting to be his friend and hook him up with hot sluts, has a little sex-obsessed girl (Midori) wanting his dick and praising him all the time, and Naoko who, justifiably, sees him as her only confidant (besides Reiko).

It just reads like some wish fulfilment fantasy of a lonely young guy. I mean when do edgy loners have these things happen to them? Also the constant inserts of music, books, etc seem like a cheap way of appearing hip, and the constant suicides and deaths (Storm Trooper, Naoko's sister, Toru's childhood friend, Midori's father, probably others) again seem like an easy way of adding emotional depth to the book.

I flicked to a random page and on it Naoko had just jerked Toru off ("be a good boy and shut up" while she does it") then 5 lines later tells a long story about finding her sister hanging in her bedroom.

What's your view of the book?

Please post sincerely, I genuiniely want to know

i just read this. i want more odd romance and cold atmosphere. anything like it would be nice.

I've never read a book with so many suicides,

There's 4 or 5 characters that off themselves.

Who has read Haruki Murakami's book Norwegian Wood, opinions and similar books/authors? I personally love the book :)

Just finished

I recently purchased Norwegian Wood after hearing it was a good read. Anybody read it here?

So, what the fuck?

Why did Toru had to sleep with that MILF Reiko? I thought she was a lesbian. And what the hell happened with Midori at the end? Did he marry her? Did he got to see Nagasawa in the future again like he predicted?

Also, where to go from here. I want something happier.

Just finished this yesterday but it left me with some open questions.
What happens in the end? Did he die? Could he ever find Midorin?
What happened to Storm Trooper (Watanabes roommate)? Or rather what function did he have in the story? Is he representing some kind of literary device I'm unaware of?

I'm not reading this, what aren't you reading?

Hello, I'm honestly confused abut this book, or whatever point it was trying to make.

Would anyone like to discuss this book?

What were your thoughts on this book?

For me, this was one of the most interesting yet depressing books I have ever read.

It reminded me of The Catcher in the Rye.

For what it matters, Australian male here.

great book, good film.

>that feel when you can't find a real life Midori
;_;