/lit/ - Literature

Is there any other novel with an FtM character?

>>19689451
Kafka's chapters are written in first person present tense in Kafka on the Shore

Why is it kino?

>>17601263

Sooo, he fucked his mother ?

This is Murakami's most-discussed book by far, but I think it reads like a ham-fisted parody of his style.

>>17269637
>nothing exceptional about the prose either
Bitch are you serious
Read more Conrad; you're missing out.

I've just read the first 80 pages of this and it's the most boring and uninspiring writing I've encountered in a while. Yeah, I get that there's some metaphysical shit going on, but it's all so blandly written that whatever plot twists he has lined up won't make up for it.

Should I keep reading it anyways? Seriously considering cutting this one short and putting my time and effort to more worthwhile books.

Like the book so far, why the hell is it so horny though

I really loved this book. What are some that are similar to it? I'm trying to get into reading.

>want to read about comfy old man talking to cats
>have to slog through pseud runaway and cringe fake military reports too
JUST

>>14934421
This one anon, it's about the boy who runs from home and the boy who lost his memory in an accident.

Is this book actually good or just weeb shit?

What are some novels that you had a lot of fun reading?

Is this a good book? I read Wind Up Bird Chronicle a few years ago and thought it was good but maybe not great.

Is it the Neon Genesis Evangelion of its medium?

>>11649884

just read the magical realists for any foreign language fantasy/sci-fi

I loved Nakata's story and was bored and repulsed by Kafka's story. Are there any Murakami books I'd like? Or just similar surreal fantasy books that are similar to Nakata's?

I just finished the english translation of pic related yesterday. Really enjoyed it, thoughts? discussion? I feel like I should probably read it again soon to try and meditate on some of the more complicated/inscrutable elements of the story. Like what's up with the teacher's sex dream and her subsequent period? What is the village over the mountain? Is johnnie walker actually kafka's dad?

Anyways, good book. I like how seamlessly it blends plot and philosophy

This was a great read.

So is he actually good or just a meme?

He gets praise, but the top review on goodreads for this book in particular (supposedly his best) is one star and says its unreadable. Whats the truth?

What a bunch of bull

50 pages into pic related and i find Murakami's style atrocious. Does it get better / should i keep on reading?

>>9705311

Why are Japanese animators incapable of adapting real literature?

Lmao what a piece of shit of a book. And there were people saying he should have won the Nobel baka