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3594388 No.3594388 [Reply] [Original]

Can we have a Murakami thread?
I've read Almost Transparent Blue and Audition.
Should I read Piercing or In The Miso Soup next?

>> No.3594403

One time I was talking to this girl and we started talking about Murakami. Because we only talked in very general terms (e.g. "I like the way he does X or how he writes about Y), it took me about ten minutes to realize she was talking about Haruki while I was thinking Ryu. So that's that.

Anyway, I would say read Piercing, if only so you can save Miso for last.

>> No.3594407

>>3594388
No, he's and awful writer and you're a horrible person for reading him.

>> No.3594411

what's with all these fucking murakami threads? did oprah elect him to her book club?

>> No.3594414

I had high hopes before starting Almost Transparent Blue a few years ago, but I gave up after few pages.

>> No.3594422

>>3594411
This is a different Murakami...

>> No.3594435

>>3594422
Maybe I"ll make a thread about Takashi Murakami, ,the only worthwhile Murakami

>> No.3594437

>>3594435

That's not how you spell Genzo Murakami

>> No.3594439
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3594439

Neither. You should read Coin Locker Babies next.

>> No.3594442

>>3594437
I've never heard of that person

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>>3594439
CLB is his worst novel, but the hardback design looks pretty sexy.

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>> No.3594660

>>3594658
i never get tired of this picture

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>>3594658

>> No.3594695

>>3594449
I think it's his second best book :) The one with freaky forgeiner is pretty intense and it's another good one by him.

Almost Transparent Blue was ok, nothing special.

1969 is my favorite by him. I know many will disagree since it's not your usual Murakami novel. No gruesome murders or anything like that.

Rest of his novels have been plain bad. I found piercing to be extremly boring.

>> No.3594705

>>3594695
Totally forgot he also wrote Audition. That was great book as well. I think the movie is still better since it's so graphic. Audition,69,Into the miso soup and coin locker baby are his best work. Parasite and piercing worst. Rest is okish, I don't see them as essential read. Almost Transparent blue has gained odd cult following that I don't really understand.

>> No.3594709

>>3594705
>Almost Transparent blue has gained odd cult following that I don't really understand.
Because some of us... err, 'relate' to the characters a little more than the average person.

>> No.3594719

>>3594709
I wouldn't call myself average but I guess I just have hard time relating to any kind of drug stories since they aren't any thing like my own experience with drugs. I only have had awesome time with drugs so I really can't releate to the average drug/addiction stories.

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>>3594449
Yeah, I like that one.

I really hate the shitty anime covers that some of them have.