Submitted by TheeArcanian t3_11cu9ab in books
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gerrothoraxpulcher t1_ja5239o wrote
The plot is bonkers and the ending is, well, I don’t know what to say about that.
It’s not my favorite of his works but it’s worth reading. I think 1Q84 is better. I’d say finish it and read another of his knowing it’s most likely better than Kafka on the Shore.
TheeArcanian OP t1_ja53avp wrote
The plot is definitely bonkers. While I do intend to finish Kafka on the Share, I just wanted to know whether I was dumb or the plot was simply that complex. Especially because it’s my first book of this genre and the language used is definitely having me take more time than usual.
I’ll definitely add that to my TBR.
bitterbuffaloheart t1_ja55l4j wrote
1Q84 is the bizarrest love story I’ve ever read
eYan2541 t1_ja52e94 wrote
That the one with 'Mister Johnnie Walker!'?
TheeArcanian OP t1_ja52zkb wrote
And Colonel Sanders apparently
eYan2541 t1_ja54g1g wrote
It must be nearly twenty years since I read it, yet little details have stuck in my head.. guess that's a positive thing, but I do remember it being a little bonkers
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BinstonBirchill t1_ja55k18 wrote
It’s definitely wild. It’s magical realism so to us many things that happen are strange, but in-world it’s just part of life. You never know what the rain may bring.
It’s among my favorites, I think I’ve read the first nine. Norwegian Wood is my favorite so far, that one does not have the bonkers world to contend with. Elegiac would be the word to describe that one.