Kafka On The Shore (Vintage Magic)
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Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerising dramas. Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghostlike pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since WWII. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle. Murakami's new novel is at once a classic tale of quest, but it is also a bold exploration of mythic and contemporary taboos, of patricide, of mother-love, of sister-love. Above all it is an entertainment of a very high order. Review: ๅฐๅนดใฎๆ้ทใจๅฝผใๅ ใๅจๅฒใฎ็น็ฐใชๆงๆ - ใซใใซๅฐๅนดใจใใซใฟใใใฎ่ถณ่ทกใไบค้ฏใใ่ฉฑใฎๅฑ้ใซใคใชใใใๅณๆธ้คจใงใฎๅ ด้ข ใจใใใใชใชใทใใใใจไฝไผฏใใใฎๅบใ่พบใใใ้ข็ฝใใชใฃใฆใใใใใ ๅ จ่ฌ็ใซๅนปๆณ็ใชใคใกใผใธใๅผทใใๆฌไบบๅใฏใใใจใใฆใ ่ฌใฎ็ณใจใใ้ญใ็ฉบใใ้ใฃใฆใใใชใฉไฝใใฉใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใใ็่งฃใ้ฃใ้ขใใใใๅใ่่ ใฎใใซใฆใจใผใฎๆฃฎใ็ดๆใ่ชใฃใฆใใใฎใซๅฏพใใฆใใใใฏใในใใชใผ็ใใคใใกใณใฟใธใผใ ใใ ๆๅพใฎ็ซ ใใใใงใใใจๆใใใใใใช่ชญๅพๆใๅณใใฃใใYY Review: Kindle็ใง่ชญใฟใพใใ - ๆไธๆฅๆจนใใใฎๅฐ่ชฌใๅฅฝใใงใ่ฑ่ชใฎๅๅผทใซใใชใใใจๆใKindle็ใ่ณผๅ ฅใใพใใใ ๅฐๅนดใซใใซใฎๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใไฝๅบฆใ่ชญใใงใใใใฎใงใๅ จไฝใจใใฆใฏ่ชญใฟ้ฒใใใใใฃใใงใใ ้ฃใใๅ่ชใๅบใฆใใพใใใใใฎใใขใใใใใปใฉใงใฏใชใใKindleใฎๆฉ่ฝใไฝฟใฃใฆ่จณใ็ขบ่ชใใใใ่ชๅใฎ่จๆถใ้ ผใใซใใใใใฆ่ชญใฟ้ฒใใพใใใๅ จไฝ็ใซใฏใใฎใใใ้ฃใใ่ฑ่ช่กจ็พใฏๅฐใชใใฃใใใใซๆใใพใใ ่ฑ่ช็ใงใใซใใซๅฐๅนดใฎๆ้ท้็จใงใฎๆธๆใใใๆใๅๆ ใ่่คใชใฉใๆใใใใจใๅบๆฅใพใใใ ไปใฎ่ฑ่จณๆฌใๅซใใฆใใๅฐใใชใผใบใใใซใชไพกๆ ผใซใชใใจใใใใใใงใ๏ผใจใใใใจใงใๆใไธใคๆธใใใพใใ๏ผใ
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Y**Y
ๅฐๅนดใฎๆ้ทใจๅฝผใๅ ใๅจๅฒใฎ็น็ฐใชๆงๆ
ใซใใซๅฐๅนดใจใใซใฟใใใฎ่ถณ่ทกใไบค้ฏใใ่ฉฑใฎๅฑ้ใซใคใชใใใๅณๆธ้คจใงใฎๅ ด้ข ใจใใใใชใชใทใใใใจไฝไผฏใใใฎๅบใ่พบใใใ้ข็ฝใใชใฃใฆใใใใใ ๅ จ่ฌ็ใซๅนปๆณ็ใชใคใกใผใธใๅผทใใๆฌไบบๅใฏใใใจใใฆใ ่ฌใฎ็ณใจใใ้ญใ็ฉบใใ้ใฃใฆใใใชใฉไฝใใฉใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใใ็่งฃใ้ฃใ้ขใใใใๅใ่่ ใฎใใซใฆใจใผใฎๆฃฎใ็ดๆใ่ชใฃใฆใใใฎใซๅฏพใใฆใใใใฏใในใใชใผ็ใใคใใกใณใฟใธใผใ ใใ ๆๅพใฎ็ซ ใใใใงใใใจๆใใใใใใช่ชญๅพๆใๅณใใฃใใYY
P**I
Kindle็ใง่ชญใฟใพใใ
ๆไธๆฅๆจนใใใฎๅฐ่ชฌใๅฅฝใใงใ่ฑ่ชใฎๅๅผทใซใใชใใใจๆใKindle็ใ่ณผๅ ฅใใพใใใ ๅฐๅนดใซใใซใฎๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใไฝๅบฆใ่ชญใใงใใใใฎใงใๅ จไฝใจใใฆใฏ่ชญใฟ้ฒใใใใใฃใใงใใ ้ฃใใๅ่ชใๅบใฆใใพใใใใใฎใใขใใใใใปใฉใงใฏใชใใKindleใฎๆฉ่ฝใไฝฟใฃใฆ่จณใ็ขบ่ชใใใใ่ชๅใฎ่จๆถใ้ ผใใซใใใใใฆ่ชญใฟ้ฒใใพใใใๅ จไฝ็ใซใฏใใฎใใใ้ฃใใ่ฑ่ช่กจ็พใฏๅฐใชใใฃใใใใซๆใใพใใ ่ฑ่ช็ใงใใซใใซๅฐๅนดใฎๆ้ท้็จใงใฎๆธๆใใใๆใๅๆ ใ่่คใชใฉใๆใใใใจใๅบๆฅใพใใใ ไปใฎ่ฑ่จณๆฌใๅซใใฆใใๅฐใใชใผใบใใใซใชไพกๆ ผใซใชใใจใใใใใใงใ๏ผใจใใใใจใงใๆใไธใคๆธใใใพใใ๏ผใ
้**่ก
Super Excellent
Super Excellent
F**R
Delicious Reading
This beautiful written book played with literacy methods using two main characters. The chapters switch back and forward between those two characters. It amused me that one character use a first person narrative while the second main character used third-person narrative. He even spoken as himself in third person. Without giving away too much information, the mystery inquired me with itโs puzzling metaphysic events and characters with fleshed-out personality. I consumed the book to the end. The third-person narrative chapter is a favorite of mine because so many thing happened unpredictablely. I highly recommend this delicious reading of a book.
J**A
very good โจ
it arrived in good condition!!! so worth it ๐ฅฐ
K**ๆง
่ชญใฟใใใใใจใฏ่ชญใฟใใใ
ๅนณๆใช่ฑ่ช๏ผใใชใใฟใใใกใใฃใจ้ฃใใใใใใ๏ผ๏ผใงใใใใๅผใฃใฑใ ้ฃฝใใใใจใชใๆๅพใพใง่ชญใฟ้ใใพใใ ๆไธๆฅๆจนใฎๆ็ซ ๅใฏ่ฉไพกใ้ซใใงใใ๏ผ็ฟป่จณ็ใงใ ๅฑ้ใฎใใพใใๆงๆๅใ็ใใฆใใ๏ผใจใใใฎใ๏ผ ใฉใใฉใ่ชญใใฆใใพใ็็ฑใ ใจๆใใพใใ ใใกใใ๏ผ็ฟป่จณใใใพใใจๆใใพใใ ้ข็ฝใใฃใใฎใ๏ผ็ฅ็้ๅฎณ่ ใฎใใซใฟใใ๏ผใใใฏใทใฎใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใฃใฆใใใใใใงใใ๏ผ ใSUBSIDYใใจ่จใในใใจใใใใSUB CITYใใจ่จใฃใฆใใจใใใงใใ ใๅฏใปๅธใใงใใใใ๏ผ ๅไฝใฏ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใผใธใใใใใไธไธๅทปใใฎใงใใ๏ผ ใใฎVINTAGE็ใฏ๏ผใกใใฃใจๅคงใใใใฉ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใผใธๅผฑใฎ๏ผๅใซๅใพใฃใฆใใฆ ใๅพใชๆใใใใพใใ ๅ ๅฎนใฏ้ฃ่งฃใ ใจๆใใพใใ ๆๅพใพใงใใผใฃใฃใจ่ชญใพใใฆใใใฆ๏ผใใใ๏ผ็ตใใ๏ผใใจใใๆใใงใใ ็ฉ่ชใใใใจๅๆใใใ๏ผ่ฒใ ใช่ฌใใชใผใใณใชใพใพใซใใฆใใใฎใงใใ ใใใใ่ฉฑใใใใใ่งฃ้ใใฆๅๅผใใใฎใๅฅฝใใชๆนใซใจใฃใฆใฏ ไฝ้ปใฎๆฎใๅไฝใจๆใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
M**M
ใใกใณใฟใธใผๅฐ่ชฌ
็พๅฎ้ขใใใใคใชใฅใผใธใงใณใฎไธ็ใใใชใผใใใฟใผใใกใณๅใใ่ฑ่จณใฏๅชใใ่ฏใใฎใง่ฑ่ชใฎๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใซใฏ่ฏใใใใ
S**M
ใใใใฌใผใณใใซใชใใพใใใ
ใกใใฃใจ้ ใใใใจใไบๆณใงใใใฎใงๅฝไบบใซใฏๅ ใซ็ฎ้ฒใๆธกใใฆใใใพใใใ
K**M
Highly recommended, you won't put it down
First of all, the gift edition hardcover is a stunning book which has fantastic art at the front. It is eye catching and has got several compliments by people. For the book itself, it is breathtakingly well written with an easy prose of writing. It makes the book spellbindingly hard to put down, you must resist the urge to finish it in one go unless you want to ๐. The way he writes, is easy to follow and read. It's not as dense as Norwegian Wood, perhaps because it is longer (500ish pages). It is still quite heavy in topics, intensity and themes. I loved the profoundness of the topics and story, although it won't be for everyone the themes can be overwhelming and very adult / mature. It's written in two perspectives where the chapters alternate between the two characters, which is an interesting take! The story was great and was my first surrealist book. It read well and the overall message was great. I'd reccomend it if you are willing to get past some adult themes and some unsavoury scenes (usually marukami stuff)!
B**D
Iโve met you before. In another land, in another library.
Well, this was impressive. I have read one other Haruki Murakami novel some years ago, that being Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and while I really enjoyed that book, this one I loved. And besides, I can feel echoes of that one in this one, and those kind of connections bring me great joy, whether I am projecting them or not. What to even say about this book? What to say about Haruki Murakami? His works have the interestingly dichotomous ability to mix feelings of the small and the large, the personal and the sweeping, the banal and the mystical. Often while reading I'll find myself thinking... "What the f***?" And I can answer this only with the mantra: "No idea, it's Murakami." Some people maybe can't get behind that and still enjoy the novel, but I love it. The bizarre occurs without explanation, and the dreamlike is commonplace. He leads you from one question to the next so effectively that even when you don't circle back around for the answers, you're having too much fun to mind. And Murakami's sheer skill... His prose is excellent by default, and ranges into the beautiful. He paints a vivid picture without being overly descriptive, and he allows you to sink into a sort of flavor of a mood. There seems to be a very human understanding that bleeds through onto the page, and not just in his prose but in his character work. He taps into the heart of things, and reminds you why life's simple pleasures are pleasures in the first place. This is a man who seems to truly live, a man who knows how to take his loves and interests and inject them into a story that sticks with you. Kafka on the Shore is at its heart the inexorable, tidal pulling of two disparate storylines. That of Kafka Tamura, 15-year-old runaway haunted by a dark prophecy, and that of Satoru Nakata, an old man who suffered a childhood affliction that left him... different. How these two stories interact and interweave will leave you feeling like you're reading a riddle at times. Thematically he is playing with dreams, imagination, and responsibility. The darkness of the human subconscious. Ghosts. Memory. Time. Libraries.... Honestly, I find the book hard to capture in words, futile devices that they are. There were sections of it where I even doubted the reality of what I was reading. I mean, my favorite character in the book was probably Colonel Sanders. Do with that what you will. So much of this story takes place in that dark, ethereal labyrinth of your mind that it feels like you can only accurately explain half of it. And that second, unexplainable half is where the true magic lies. Which is, I believe, why I'm so drawn to his stories; they leave much to the imagination, and there is plenty leftover to ponder. Nothing is so tantalizing as the unknown, and Murakami understands that deeply. But as strange as the novel is at times, it really is beautiful. Emotionally effective, to say the least. I want to use the word gorgeous, even. The character work feels genuine, borderline romanticized. And the entire work is so intricately interwoven that it feels like the kind of thing you could jump right back into when you finish, which may have even been Murakami's intention. If you can't tell by the unfiltered praise, I loved this book. It belongs on my favorites shelf, I think. I don't think it's for everyone. It was overtly sexual in a way that caught me off guard, and in a way that I can imagine will make some readers uncomfortable. There are also scenes of overt, sometimes shocking, violence. But I don't fault Murakami for exploring the dark recesses of the human experience, or of stories in general. In fact, I think it would feel strange were those areas of darkness missing. Having just finished, I have that same sort of melancholic regret that I sometimes have when I finish a Ghibli movie; a long journey well-ended, characters coming full-circle with lessons learned, a strange new world that I want to stay in a little while longer. Needless to say, I'll be reading more of his work. "Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you wonโt be able to escape it. Still, you have to go thereโto the edge of the world. Thereโs something you canโt do unless you get there."
D**T
Glued pages
Even though the book itself is beautiful, I will be giving it a bad review because some of its pages were glued together, so they would tear when I opened them.
M**S
Exactly what I requested
Book in good
O**R
Metaphorical Journey
The book keeps me interested with the characters most of the time. Still having a lot of questions about the past of Miss Saeki, and the mission of Nakata but the book gave me a lot of reflection of our choices and it's impact on fate. Some things is just simply meant to be.
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