by mikeflem
Type: fiction
Status: —
Author: unknown
Description: "
Bad things come in threes for Toru Okada. He loses his job, his cat disappears,...
2008-06-02
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle : A Novel (Vintage International)
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Bad things come in threes for Toru Okada. He loses his job, his cat disappears, and then his wife fails to return from work. His search for his wife (and his cat) introduces him to a bizarre collection of characters, including two psychic sisters, a possibly unbalanced teenager, an old soldier who witnessed the massacres on the Chinese mainland at the beginning of the Second World War, and a very shady politician." ~Amazon Summary
Murakami's most famous masterpiece, with consistently interesting looks into the human psyche
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feanoro
May 06 - 06:12 |
What a devastating mess -- typical Murakami, but more so. Unlike any other author. I keep thinking about it. While I was reading it, my emotional state depended on how things were going (or seemed to be going) for the main character. Not a lighthearted enterprise. |
by lindsathon
Type: fiction
Status: favorite
Author: Haruki Murakami
Tags: fantasy mystery surreal japanese strange translated random minimalistic
Description: "
Bad things come in threes for Toru Okada. He loses his job, his cat disappears,...
2007-12-18
by mark
Type: fiction
Status: favorite
Author: Haruki Murakami
Description: This may be his masterpiece:memorable characters, funny, perplexing, idea-rich and a story...
2007-02-25
by alainfplante
Type: fiction
Status: I recommend
Author: Haruki Murakami
Description: Bad things come in threes for Toru Okada. He loses his job, his cat disappears, and then his...
2006-07-19
by chaserude
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Haruki Murakami
Tags: japanese metaphysical_detective
2006-06-15