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Which one should I read first?

>> No.11708477

none. throw that shit in the bin

>> No.11708484

I'm reading Hard Boiled Wonderland first rn, haven't read enough to form an opinion yet but it's definitely interesting.

>> No.11708502

>>11708465
keep norwegian wood for the end, because if you read it now, everything else will be shit compared to NW

>> No.11708517

>>11708465
>that subtly placed pillow

>> No.11708551
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11708551

Been reading top-to-bottom so far, currently on White City Blue.

>>11708465
Norwegian Wood, Men Without Women or Blind Willow Sleeping Woman.
I can guess your recommendation.

>> No.11708620

Don't read Murakami.

>> No.11708632

>>11708551
then you've got god of small things to look forward to anon, that is legit a great book

>> No.11708633

>>11708551
Not bad except for that cracker ass book on the bottom. How you gonna get woke like that?

>> No.11708638

>>11708465
Out of interest, how come you bought all his books at once without first reading one murakami book in order to see if you like his writing? Did you manage to get a good deal or something? I quite liked Men Without Women and Norwegian Wood btw.

>> No.11708644

>>11708632
I know it won the Man Booker. Glad to hear it was a worthy winner.

>>11708633
I'm not overly fond of the cover design either.

>> No.11708650

>>11708465
Reading the author's works chronologically is literally always okay and rec'd. Idc what anyone says.

>> No.11708668

>>11708465
>anime pillow
When are you planning to commit suicide?

>> No.11708728

>>11708650
I recommend this too, its really cool to see the evolution of his writing style and such

>> No.11708731

this shit reeks of onions

>> No.11708755

>>11708728
That being said Norwegian Wood is his best

>> No.11708761

>>11708551
I was extremely disappointed by Wind-up Bird Chronicles.
It was about the 5th Murakami book I read and got really hyped for it, because people said it was one of his bests (and the only one I really liked was Norwegian Wood).
Anyways, The Wind-up Bird Chronicles mashed up everything that's wrong with Murakami. That might be why some people like it.

>> No.11708774

>>11708465
None of them honestly. Murakami is an incoherent hack

>> No.11708871

>>11708465
Kafka on the shore is pretty much a porn novel, I'd personally skip it.

>> No.11708897

why do people hate on him? I mean i get he's really marketable and fashionable but you you gotta give it to the guy, he didn't get there by sucking at it

>a guy staring a whale penis
>talks to his ex-wife's underwear
>fetishized ears
and that's just one book

>> No.11708926

>>11708465
Reddit is leaking again

>> No.11708939

Burn that entire stack. Don't give it to anyone! They could read something good in that time.

>> No.11709045

"pure" "literature"

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Omg