After the Quake

from fmnemonic

Maybe it is the mark of an author at the top of his game when he can write a set of short stories where little or nothing actually happens in most, but can give the reader a feeling that they know characters in such a short space of time. Most of the characters here are Murakami's staple - intros...

from Jenny.Gargarello

I received this book by trading with someone on bookcrossing.com. Each story had special qualities that I enjoyed very much. My favorite story was "landscape with flatiron." At first I thought I was annoyed by not being able to pronounce the Japanese names of the characters but by the time I fini...

from wunderkind

I read my first Murakami, "Kafka on the Shore", last year and found it about 20% enjoyable, 80% frustrating (I hated the dialogue, for one thing). So I was ready to swear off Murakami, but I thought I'd give him another shot--hence, "after the quake", a collection of short stories ostensibly abou...

from squeakjones

The 4th Murakami book I've read - the stories are very short (the entire book is only 144 pages), but each resonates with loss and emptiness. The amazing thing is how Murakami manages to make that loss felt in completely different ways in each story, while making them all relate to one another in...

from wunderkind

I read my first Murakami, "Kafka on the Shore", last year and found it about 20% enjoyable, 80% frustrating (I hated the dialogue, for one thing). So I was ready to swear off Murakami, but I thought I'd give him another shot--hence, "after the quake", a collection of short stories ostensibly abou...