Hello! Now that we're at the close of September, it's time to look back at all the fun we've had over the summer! And if you know me, my fun is often limited to vast quantities of books. Like...so many books, bruh. I discuss most of the ones I read over the summer, in some... Continue Reading →
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami – Book Review
I keep returning to Murakami's works, captivated by the prism through which he sees the world. His protagonists are a consistent type - alienated men, most often in their thirties. Something is missing in the lives they live, often to do with some personal tragedy in their late teenage years - in Norwegian Wood, it... Continue Reading →
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami – Book Review
This novel constitutes my first experience with the non-fiction work of the great Haruki Murakami. It was a hell of a lot of fun - and now that I've read it, I feel I have a touch greater understanding of the man behind some of my favourite magical realism fiction. This book will motivate you... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
I'm happy with the progress I've made with Haruki Murakami's books over these last few months. Kafka on the Shore in May, Norwegian Wood in September and just this last week, What I Talk About when I talk About Running. The last is freshest in my mind but I'll contain myself and instead turn to... Continue Reading →