Haruki Murakami

[the Robot Vegetable]

On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Chris Sweet wrote:

> Thomas Vieth wrote:
> > 
> > Is everybody asleep? I just strolled through the Utne Cafe. 
> > somebody who was claimed to be TRP-alike. The name is Haruki Murakami.
> 
> There is a blurb on the back of one (or more) of his books that
> compares him to Pynchon but I really don't see too much of a 
> comparison. He's a decent writer but I've never been bowled
> over by his stuff. I've heard he's coming out with a 'big book'
> later this year.

	I agree with Chris; HM is okay but no great shakes.  I read
the hardboiled book.  It has the feeling I got from _Snowcrash_:
fun characters and action, but overcentered on neat ideas that have been
hashed and rehashed in other places.
	I suppose he has promise, but I don't feel drawn to read more
anytime soon.  

	veg