books by Haruki Murakami

books by Haruki Murakami

books:

Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2008

Mesmerizing
I think this is the most down-to-earth novel by Mr. Murakami that is published now but with a touch of his earliest novels. I admire his recent novels but I also love his previous ones. This one has that mysterious, voyeuristic, supernatural, surrealist feeling of his ...

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Vintage International)

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2007

good entrance to Murakami's world
Murakami's world is one of imagination. In his world, he can make the mundane seem surreal and the surreal seem mundane. But I think there is an echo of longing and loneliness in his work. I recommend you read the story "The Year of Spaghetti." This, in my mind, is one ...

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International)

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 1993

Patience is a virtue
This book requires some patience. My friend, who usually does not enjoy reading, recommended this book to me because it is one of his favorites. However, if you stick with it, I think it's quite a rewarding book. This is the only book I've read by this author, and I ...

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 1998

Quite the story, you just can't walk away from it.
I just finished reading The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, I stayed up too late several nights in a row because I couldn't put it down. Sometimes scary and haunting but altogether very beautifully written and very true to the human situation.

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2006

Kafka on the Shore Review
The brilliance of Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore appears to me more in what is unexplained than what is evident in the literal text. Although I am initially drawn to books that contain a rich and unique plot, a quality that Kafka displayed throughout the entire ...

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Haruki Murakami

Knopf, 2008

Brilliant, Beautiful
I did not know Murakami's work at all before I purchased this book. I saw it in the running section at a bookstore and decided to give it a read. As I was purchasing the book the sales staff got very excited- turns out they were all huge fans. One person had even done ...

A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2002

a wild sheep chase, a while fantasy
there are many types of people in this world, but this review simplifies them into just two, the ones who love murakami work and the ones who dont. my guess is that there would be a fairly sizable contingent on either side. others have reviewed the book fairly well. ...

The Elephant Vanishes: Stories

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 1994

A wonderful introduction
Murakami is a writer that you either love or hate. For me, reading his work is encountering an almost perfect story. He engages the reader in a new world, full of magic realism, humor and a strange unsettling darkness. The short stories in this collection stay with ...

Murakami Diary 2009 (Diary)

Haruki Murakami

Random House UK, 2008

Beautiful
This is a beautiful book. Yes, it is a diary. Included are short sections from his books, important Murakami dates are noted, nice images of Japan and cats and other Murakami stuff. This is a beautiful book in and of itself. I will buy additional copies as gifts.

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2000

A small miracle
Murakami has captured me for years with stories about modern Japan and his strange pasta making anti-heroes. The mear thought of him writing a plain romantic novel has kept me from reading this book for years - after finishing it, I can say that all these doubts has ...

After the Quake: Stories

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2003

If These Stories Were Music....
.... they would comprise a suite, something like one of Mozart's divertimentos, six movements in contrasting tempi, the first story an andante, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th various stately dances, the 5th a scherzo, and the last story an allegro ma no troppo. The collection ...

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Penguin Classics, 2006

'Dissapointed'
I saw Kurosawa's Rashomon and thought that Akutagawa's stories used to build the movie fable could give me some additional amazement extending the one I've gotten from the movie. After reading this book from the front to the back cover and under a single breath - I ...

Dance Dance Dance

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 1995

Not Your Normal Senior Prom
We interrupt this review for a Public Service Announcement. It is STRONGLY recommended that you read Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase before reading this book. While not 100% necessary, your enjoyment of DDD will be greatly enhanced! We now return you to your regularly ...

South of the Border, West of the Sun: A Novel

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2000

The Mystery of Romance
A quick, fascinating read for people who love love stories. I was blown away, and felt so lucky that I happened to pick this book off the shelf. I read it a few weeks ago and all I can recall is it was a celebration of the power and mystery of romance, an unbidden, ...

Hear the Wind Sing

Haruki Murakami

Kodansha, 1987

The Early Days of Boku and the Rat
Like many of Murakami Haruki's English reading fans, I read A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance without knowledge that the former book was the third in a trilogy and that the latter book was an addition that came a few years later. However, if the reader pays ...