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Quality
Bought the item has used and it came early and with great quality
I would recommend this book 1000 times over to anyone thats considering it you will not be disappointed
Unfortunately i felt it was a bit too long in the second half of the book with the repetition of daily life and the author reex... Read More
Set in the late 1960s the author’s coming of age’ tale of the teenage toru watanabe and his relationships with the introverted ... Read More
Price
The cost was reasonable and delivery on time
Murakami is a great writer and this book shows it off
Competitiveness
Whether youve heard of murakami or not his books are on a whole different level
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I brought it not knowing what it was about i didnt even read the blurb i just wanted to throw myself into a bok and see if i enjoyed it
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Its not even that much money so you should buy it
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Enjoyed it very much and had no idea it was regarded as such a classic
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Set in the late 1960s the author’s coming of age’ tale of the teenage toru watanabe and his relationships with the introverted and troubled naoko and the outgoing mercurial midori plus that with naoko’s older soulmate reiko is a simply written but emotionally very moving piece of work
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The novel’s modernity for its time is accentuated by the frequent references to music including the titular beatles song
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Early on in the book watanabe describes his dormitory room which he shares with a rather straightlaced male student nicknamed storm trooper and refers to his roommates choice in posters we didnt even have pinups
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However if like me you consider yourself to be an emotional sponge someone who easily empathises with other people absorbs their emotions and internalises them you may want to choose your moment wisely before you sit down to read this book sadness lies within