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I think I might hate #41: South of the Border, West of the Sun.
ALL KINDS OF SPOILERS PAST HERE
It's not that it's not well written. It's not that it's not a great story. It's not that there's a lot less magical realism in this story. It's probably got a lot to do with Murakami and how he ... ... by Katarzyna Grochola - http://zyciowapasja.blogspot.com/2008/08/trzepot-skrzyde-by-katarzyna-grochola.html
2. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami - http://zyciowapasja.blogspot.com/2008/08/south-of-border-west-of-sun-by-haruki.html
3. The Nanny Diaries ... 16. Japan: South of the border, west of the sun 59. South of the border, west of the sun by Haruki Murakami ... on the Shore very much. Since then I've read Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, After the Quake and South of the Border, West of the Sun. I also have most of his other translated books TBR! =D
In a day or two probably I'll upload to my inventory South of the border, west of the sun by Haruki Murakami (if the book will not develop more into the direction to "the-book-I-need-to-have-forever", but it's seldom :))
Any person interested. For my wallet preferably it would be a person from ... In a day or two probably I'll upload to my inventory South of the border, west of the sun by Haruki Murakami (if the book will not develop more into the direction to "the-book-I-need-to-have-forever", but it's seldom :))
Any person interested. For my wallet preferably it would be a person ... I just finished reading another of Murakami's books, South of the Border, West of the Sun, and I would really recommend it South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
... Atwood
3. The Bromeliad Trilogy Book 1: Truckers by Terry Pratchett
4. Deerskin by Robin McKinley
5. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
... distractingly so. The plot developments mean you have to stretch belief, but I enjoy that kind of heightened reality.
6. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami. Speaking of heightened reality... I always prefer it when Murakami really goes off the surreal deep end, which he ... Finishing with her call, the woman went back to her seat.
- South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
14. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
I read this at the beach over the weekend. For some reason, I find Murakami's works ideal for beach reading, and this was a good one. Not too complicated, with just the right touch of the surreal. It's not my favorite Murakami, ... Over the weekend at the beach, I read Haruki Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun. For some reason, I find his books ideal for beach reading. I also started on Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride, and I finished Clan Novel: Anthology edited by Stewart Wieck last Thursda ... South of the border, west of the sun !!! 8 words, 9 syllables, otherwise, I never would have gotten it. ... the bar for the way I look at novels. I have yet to read everything by Murakami (far from it actually, only read this, South of the Border, and After Dark), for fear of finishing everything he's written. I do own copies of Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Norwegian Wood, and The Elephant Vanis ... ... Amongst these I would include Sea Otters Swimming in the Wild, Wild Surf, by John Bennett, Girlfriend in a Coma, South of the Border, West of the Sun and Cloud Atlas.
Hope something here might be a help or at least inspire someone else to come up with some good suggestions. ... over the other, but I will say that I consider Norwegian Wood his masterpiece (so far), and that Sputnik Sweetheart and South of the Border, West of the Sun are generally underrated.
By the way, I recently started reading Paul Auster's novels, and one thing that strikes me about them that ... ... posted about the great man's work on http://www.bookgrouponline.com.
Since then I've also read Kafka on the Shore and South of the Border, West of the Sun and added the rest of his UK published work to my library after Waterstone's promoted all his work at 3 for 2 during the autumn.
I ... ... headings).
I guess these are some of his more surreal works. I'm not so keen on the straightforward romances like South of the Border, West of the Sun. ... Lahiri
(6) Zoli by Colum McCan
(7) In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
(8) A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
(9) South of the Border West of the Sun - Murakami
(10) Bliss - O.Z. Livanelli
Perhaps I should put them in by 10s till I catch up. Of these ten I highly recommend 1,3,5,6, ... Blood on the Sun, by Brian Herbert
Evil Under the Sun, by Agatha Christie
South of the Border, West of the Sun, by Haruki Murakami
Biting the Sun, by Tanith Lee
Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes
... the right word) and Fantasy and how it is related with each other. My heart ached when he departed with his Librarian. South of the Border, West of the Sun is also good... found myself relating well with the character.
I guess I have to read Kafka on the Shore again, interesting as it ... ... South by Ruth Park
East is East by T.C. Boyle
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (another two-fer!)
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Sunlight Dialogues
Mortal Suns
Dark of the Sun
The Moon and the Sun ... and other stories, and I think I'm bringing Murakami's Dance Dance Dance to the beach this coming weekend instead of South of the Border.
... and the Angel over the weekend, and for a trip to the beach next weekend, I'm planning to bring Haruki Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun and Jasper Fforde's Something Rotten. I hope these will be good reads for the beach!
I've said to a lot of people in a lot of circumstances that I like South of the Border, West of the Sun but have no idea why. Most books I like, I can take them apart and analyze them and figure out what I admired or enjoyed, but that one seems resistant to analysis. Seriously: The plot of "Guy ... I have tended to prefer Murakami’s works that are more grounded in reality: Norwegian Wood and South of the Border, West of the Sun.
I have not much liked his fantasy – some things feel false to me, rather than to suggest (as I think he is aiming to do) the sense of a greater world ... ... Affair".
I got hooked on this author after reading The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. I've enjoyed Sputnik Sweetheart and South of the Border; West of the Sun. In fact, I have the latter available as a bookray on BookCrossing. Send me a PM (personal message) on BookCrossing if you'd like to ... ... His readers tend to like his writing and keep his books!!! I had two books of his myself in my collection. One is South of the Border;West of the Sun which is ciculating as a bookray on BookCrossing. There is no cost to sign up for that other than the postage to send it to the next in ... I only read two of his books, South of the Border, West of the Sun and Sputnik Sweetheart. I really liked them both but my favourite is definitely South of the Border, West of the Sun. I have Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore to read so I may still change my mind. :o) ... opinions on Haruki Murakami? I really enjoy his work, although he can be inconsistent. My favourite novel of his is South Of The Border, West Of The Sun, which matched The Remains Of The Day for its ability to convey the central character's repression of passion.
Weakest? Probably S ... ... is South of the Border;West of the Sun which is ciculating as a bookray on BookCrossing. There is no cost to sign up for that other than the postage to send it to the ... ... of English translations of Asian books, see my profile at BookCrossing. There you can find links to Asleep, South of the Border; West of the Sun, and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. PM me with mailing preferences if interested in joining any.
SqueakyChu in Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction : Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction Message Board (Sep 7, 2006, 8:12pm) I put you on the bookray for South of the Border; West of the Sun. It'll be a while before it gets to you because it's now traveling through Australia.
Have you participated in BookCrossing rings and/or rays before? They are so much fun. I've been introduced to some wonderful Asian ... SqueakyChu!
I'm a member of bookcrossing add me to your bookray or ring for South of the Border; West of the Sun! Dang it, I was a member, I can't remember by username & emailed I used. I set up another under Opinicus (I'm that on Bookmooch too), I'll take my copy of Obasan off of Bookmoo ... ... Murakami traveling as a bookray on BookCrossing. If you'd like to join Bookcrossing, I can add you to my bookray for South of the Border; West of the Sun.
This well-traveled book has been to traveling for 2 years and has been to 22 different readers!
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/14 ...
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