Prior to my read, I used to be able to read books in a single sitting. Their love-triangle has multiple nostalgic touches to it, which is a sentiment that runs through the whole novel.

Watanabe is our troubled male protagonist, Naoko used to be his best-friend’s girlfriend, and Midori is a bright and outgoing female student. Student protests serve as the backdrop of the story about our main trio: Toru Watanabe, Naoko, and Midori. Norwegian Wood is a coming of age novel set in Tokyo during the late 1960s. The first segment is based on the story “Firefly” from Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (#8).

The book was published in 1987 and launched Murakami into the limelight, as it became a big success among Japanese youth. I tried to keep spoilers to a minimum, but be warned.Īfter my aunt bought me my first copy, I immediately started reading Norwegian Wood. Sit down, throw your feet up and grab a piece of paper to jot down which Murakami books you cannot miss out on, because I am here to educate you on the love of my life. I could compare my Murakami-infatuation with the way that pets in The Sims 4 develop obsessions with random objects (such as toilets), but that might just be me. It might sound sappy, but I truly believe the aforementioned event marked a change in my life. Holding one of his books in my hands always gives me joy and I feel so refreshed after reading his work. Today is the day I will write down all my thoughts, opinions, and feelings about my 10 favorite books written by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Both opened the doors to the hard-boiled wonderland I would like to call Haruki Heaven. I am not the type of person who believes in destiny and spiritual stuff like that, but I am thankful to the person who reblogged that photoset to my dashboard, and even more to my aunt for actually buying me my first copy. Somewhere along the trip I dragged my aunt to Barnes & Noble and there she bought me the book that had been haunting me. In the summer of 2015, I went to visit my family in Los Angeles. It took me well over a year to buy my copy though. I felt like the book was calling me, luring me in like a siren song. Me and Murakami’s story is simple: I was once scrolling through Tumblr (before it died, obviously) and I came across a photo set of ten books. To be fair, it is one of my many obsessions I can talk about for hours and hours. Chances are that, if you have ever had any personal contact with me, I have ranted to you about my love for Haruki Murakami.

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