Is anything better than Norwegian Wood?
I just read this book for the second time as a late twenties adult. First time was when I was 18. I loved it the first time and it completely blew me away this time. The first chapter is seriously some of the best writing I have ever read IMO.
Anyways, it was my first Murakami book and I felt like it spoiled my experience with his bibliography ever since.
- Kafka
-Men without Women
-Hardboiled Wonderland
-City and Its uncertain walls
-After Dark
Were all good reads but completely different vibes from Norwegian Wood. I’m reading The Windup Bird now which I know is experimental but I’ve been wanting to check off as Ive heard its widely considered to be his magnum opus.
With so many books of his, it got me wondering if Norwegian Wood was one of its kind with the way its almost fully a romance/drama? Has he written anything else in this genre that certainly feels dream-like yet doesn’t employ much surrealism that upturns the plot?