Richard Morgan interview

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I've only read Wind-up Bird Chronicle.  I found it tedious, not particularly thought-provoking, and kind of self-consciously cute.  The magical stuff seemed contrived, and not organic to the story or atmosphere of the book.  If anyone here thinks Murakami's other books are drastically different or better, I might be willing to give him another try.

Laura

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>From: Daniel Julius <daniel.julius at gmail.com>
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>> However Murakami doesn't rank that comfortably beside Pynchon.
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>Thank you, I was waiting for somebody to say this!  I dont understand the
>hype, especially that which Ive seen amongst other college-aged dudes and
>dudettes Im friends w/.  Ive only read Wind-Up, and I enjoyed it alright,
>but nothing about it screamed "global literary master" to me, not even in
>the most generous definition of that term.