![]() ![]() It was a wild, weird ride, and I’m a little disoriented but absolutely in awe of his writing. There was no chance I could have anticipated the story’s direction. The journey he takes Toru through is somehow both rooted in reality and in the abstract. His writing is descriptive and all-consuming demanding your full attention. ![]() Toru must rely on the cast of characters to guide him through a chronicle of an average man in not-so-average situations so that he can find Kumiko and bring her home. ![]() His daily life is turned upside down by increasingly odd interactions and soon Toru discovers that Kumiko has also gone missing. As he begins to look around the neighborhood, strange individuals begin to infiltrate the story. Since he’s unemployed and has so much time on his hands, Toru’s wife, Kumiko, urges him to locate their pet. However, if I’ve learned anything after finally picking up this book, it’s that no one can ever be ready for Murakami, so stop procrastinating and just do it. The book sat on my shelf for months because I never felt ready enough to open it up. I decided my first introduction to Haruki Murakami would be The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. ![]()
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