#21 in Progress

#21: Read 14 additional books

Read my first Murakami book. A metaphysical mind bender.

In an interview posted on his English-language website, Murakami says that the secret to understanding the novel lies in reading it several times: “Kafka on the Shore contains several riddles, but there aren’t any solutions provided. Instead, several of these riddles combine, and through their interaction the possibility of a solution takes shape. And the form this solution takes will be different for each reader. To put it another way, the riddles function as part of the solution. It’s hard to explain, but that’s the kind of novel I set out to write”.

Yeah, I didn’t get it. Loved the writing though. Won’t read it again, but I’ll read another of his.