If you intend to read this book in English, consider listening to the Rupert Degas-narrated audiobook version instead (available as a download from Audible and on CD from Amazon). On paper the book is entertaining enough, but Degas's wonderful reading raises it to a higher level. ( )

During and about two weeks after reading this book, I was utterly somber and melancholy. Dance x3's delicate mood and existentialst type tasks make the main characters life so tangible but upsetting, and the way I was relating to him almost scared me. this book is decked with twists and turns and could never be called boring. However, don't be persuaded by the cover and the name, because if you're not expecting something like a Sheepman read Norwegian Wood instead. only for the true Murakami fan. my favorite thing about this book is the very retro 80's feel as the reader is constantly reminded this is taking place in the time of excess that was decked with members only jackets and The Police pins.

PS I guarantee you I was a Murakami fan before you. How does everything I like back in the day blow up? I mean yeah, he's that good but people are just reading Dance Dance Dance because it sounds cute, little do they know its one of the darkest tales ever written in the 80's. haha ( )

This is a sequel to " The Wild Sheep Chase", which I read 3 years ago. I love Murakami, the atmosphere he creates in his novels, the strangeness of it, the estrangement of his characters, the storylines that float from conscious to subconscious, from weird action to long periods of silence and waiting.
Having read several of his books, I feel I become a bit more critical. And have to say: this is not Murakami's best work. However, it is still a very good read. It is interesting to see how some themes and ideas that return in his later novels are being born here, in his earlier work. Lonely and estranged protagonist, taking time off, becoming estranged to the world of daily life, people disappearing, trips into the subconscious, meaningfull dreams that seem to be reality, characters passing through solid walls, buildings that are not what they seem to be. It is as strange as ever. ( )

A sort of sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase. I like being reunited with familiar characters, but the story itself is very different--darker, less magical?--from AWSC. The plot is drawn-out and feels like it should end long before it finally does. After reading the fantastic Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World, this one is a little disappointing. ( )

murakami's kind of book. a very good book that has a happy end although during the reading we think that that is impossible. some deaths in the way but good. ( )