New Murakami

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< Yep.  All those loose ends that are possible signifiers until you realize 
at  the end that they aren't going anywhere.  And when those things that he  
intends to resolve come together, it's just not very satasfying... >>

Also agree.  I read Wind-up Bird and South of the Border, West of the Sun and 
enjoyed them both, for the most part.  They created for me a very particular 
mood that I liked, but there's finally something precious about both of them.  
Based on reviews and on the title, reading Kafka on the Beach ... well; I 
won't be reading it.