tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post3630456799240410758..comments2023-11-03T22:34:56.656+09:00Comments on I'm no Picasso: Sometimes the wind blows pretty hard.I'm no Picassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-5356134208614697972009-12-07T07:20:24.892+09:002009-12-07T07:20:24.892+09:00I'm not finished yet, but getting close. Haven...I'm not finished yet, but getting close. Haven't had enough time to read this past week. <br /><br />The thing about Murakami is that he always dances along the border of what I find acceptable as far as surrealism goes. But somehow he pulls it off. I just got to the Colonel Sanders part and at first, I was like, really Murakami? Colonel Sanders? But a couple of sections in and I'm not even questioning it anymore.... <br /><br />Alan -- That's a really hard question. I feel like if I knew you better, I could make a recommendation. I started with Norwegian Wood, if that helps at all. People say it's his most narrative, "normal" work, but if you're not afraid of starting with the harder stuff, this one isn't a bad place to start and neither is Dance, Dance, Dance.I'm no Picassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-120890789920062012009-12-07T00:56:41.559+09:002009-12-07T00:56:41.559+09:00Do you have a suggestion for a first read of Murak...Do you have a suggestion for a first read of Murakamialannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-53301413777684995692009-12-06T22:23:12.309+09:002009-12-06T22:23:12.309+09:00Funny you mentioned this the other day. I finishe...Funny you mentioned this the other day. I finished reading this book on Thursday. I described it as an itchy race to see how Nakata and Kafka converge. <br /><br />However, I found the conclusion excessively metaphorical/mystical. That being said, for the most part, this book held me in the palm of its hand. I was particularly taken by this passage and by Hoshino's epiphany about his life.Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.com