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Review: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World By Haruki Murakami (Vintage, Paperback, 9780679743460, 1993, 416pp.) The Short of It: Mesmerizing and magical. The Rest of It: Talk about cutting it...

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Read-Along Wrap-Up & Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle By Haruki Murakami (Vintage, Paperback, 9780679775430, 1998, 624pp.) The Short of It: A wildly imaginative work. Quite possibly the most interesting literary experience I’ve...

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Review: Men Without Women (Stories)

Men Without Women By Haruki Murakami, Translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9780451494627, May 9, 2017, 240pp. The Short of It: A collection of stories that...

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Review & Tour: Rainbirds

Rainbirds By Clarissa Goenawan Soho Press, 9781616958558, March 2018, 336pp. The Short of It: Readers of Haruki Murakami will absolutely love Rainbirds. It has all the elements that I enjoy in...

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Review: Killing Commendatore

Killing Commendatore By Haruki Murakami Knopf, 9780525520047, October 2018, 704pp. The Short of It: In my opinion, this is one of his most linear works and yet it possesses all of the key elements...

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Review: The Memory Police

The Memory Police By Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Vintage, 9781101911815, July 2020, 288pp. The Short of It: Ethereal and beautiful, tinged with sadness. The Rest of It: On a remote...

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Review: First Person Singular – Stories

First Person Singular: Stories By Haruki Murakami | Translated by Philip Gabriel Knopf, 9780593318072, April 6, 2021, 256pp. The Short of It: Fans of Murakami will not be disappointed with his latest...

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Review: Novelist as a Vocation

Novelist as a Vocation By Haruki Murakami Translated by Philip Gabriel & Ted Goossen Knopf, 9780451494641, November2022, 224pp. The Short of It: Fans of Murakami will enjoy this personal look at...

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