NP: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

[Joe Allonby]

I loved the minimalist language and the oddly magical story itself. I liked
Mr Wind-up Bird and especially May Kasuhara.

On 2/18/06, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Just finished reading "the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," by Haruki
> Murakami.  When I was asking for reading suggestions a while back, a number
> of people on this list recommended it.  Also, the blurb on the back of the
> book compared it to Pynchon.  I have to say, I was really
> disappointed.  Aside from some historical flashbacks (which were the best
> part of the book) and a vague atmosphere of conspiracy, there was nothing
> Pynchonesque about it.  The writing was minimalist and the characters and
> conspiracy elements got way too close to being merely cute (ick).  The most
> telling difference:  it's easy to imagine this as a flick; extremely
> difficult for Pynchon's work.
>
> Just curious to hear why people like this book so much.
>
> Laura
>
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