Kafka on the Shore

Reading Murakami's books for me is an involving experience; and he seems even to get better in time. Superficially, one may say that M. depicts a "dreamlike" world; but actually he depicts our everyday experience in very realistic terms: dreams, regrets, hopes, all "fictional", non naturalistic entities, texture our life. The most real parts of our lifes, are those that deeply involve us emotionally, and they may not have the tone of a naturalistic experience.

Murakami is also uniquely economical in his writings, nothing is ever too much.

Several stories into one, two intruguing main characters, a stimulating background... . A masterpiece.