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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami,

Jay Rubin (Translator)

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: June 30, 2014

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Jul 04, 2014 Irene rated it liked it

The 30 year old protagonist of this novel appears to be living a fairly normal life in its opening pages. Then, inexplicably, his wife walks out of his life and a number of rather odd people walk in. The action meanders through dreamscapes and strange interactions. I do not enjoy magical realism; I simply do not understand it. I could not make sense of this book, its lengthy tangential subplots, its fantastical elements.

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Jun 07, 2017 Alana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: magic-realism, foreign-culture, boxall-s-1001-books

Well, it was interesting. I genuinely enjoyed reading it. The characters were interesting, Murakami creates some very suspenseful stories and scenes (including in his subplots), and the writing style was gripping and just continued moving. However, it is definitely NOT for everyone. Both of my parents would hate it, although for different reasons. Too much gratuitous sex (and written in an awkward manner that stereotypically says that a man wrote them) and a lot of loose ends that not only aren' ...more

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Oct 03, 2014 Casey Albert rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015-challenge

Bizarre book that left a lot of loose ends, but was thoroughly enjoyable to read due to the author's masterful writing. Don't expect a clean, tidy plot or ending, but do expect a surreal and thought-provoking reading experience. ...more

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Jul 22, 2023 Claudio rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Haruki Murakami es un escritor raro para lo que usualmente leo. Tiene un estilo que al momento me parece único, quizás no lo sea, pero al menos con lo que suelo leer me parece único.

Su estilo mezcla aspectos realistas, de lo que sería el diario vivir de gente común, con momentos "fantásticos" o "magico-realistas" (realismo mágico). Situaciones que son inexplicables, pero simplemente las debes tragar para disfrutar el momento (enjoy the ride, le dicen a estos tipos del ibros).

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