| 1. The Cathcher in the Rye [In Japanese Language] | 
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By: J.D.Salinger
Publisher: Hakusuisha.com
2006
The challenges and fortunes that adolescents must confront along with immaturity and inexperience make growing up an uphill battle. However, many of us go through similar events that mold our ego with which we either learn and apply or just lower our guard and call it quits... more
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| 2. Kafka on the Shore |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Knopf
January 18, 2005
I had so much hope for this book, but it never really panned out. One can tell from the very beginning that Murakami is obviously a good writer, that's what held my interest to the end of the book. In anticipation of some great tie-in or genius event closures for all the weirdness, I was vastly disappointed in the lazy way he wrote Kafka's re-entry into his old life, and let the other characters just... more
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| 3. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
April 02, 2009
If Murakami had never written another novel after writing 'Norwegian Wood' he would have been a great writer... Alas he did. Not that his other novels are bad as such. Some are even good. Others are mediocre. And his most recent novels seem to have been copies of other novels he wrote before. And as if he realized by himself that his recent novels are all much too similar to each other he has started... more
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| 4. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel | 
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
September 01, 1998
After reading this lengthy page-turner of a book, "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel," I am now a huge fan of Haruki Murakami. Easily, the best book he's ever written. I hope some day he is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... more
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| 5. Norwegian Wood |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Random House Uk Ltd
June 30, 2003
A friend suggested Murakami to me after I told her I was looking for a new (to me) author. This is the novel that is recommended for first time Murakami readers.
The author "takes you on a ride" without an excessive amount of description. The novel is well paced and makes you care about the characters. ... more
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| 6. Norwegian Wood |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
January 01, 2003
A friend suggested Murakami to me after I told her I was looking for a new (to me) author. This is the novel that is recommended for first time Murakami readers.
The author "takes you on a ride" without an excessive amount of description. The novel is well paced and makes you care about the characters. ... more
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| 7. Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics) |
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By: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Publisher: Penguin Classics
March 03, 2009
Considered to be one of the greatest national writers of Japan, Rynosuke Akutagawa had a short but brilliant career in the early twentieth century. This collection includes some of his best known short stories, such as "Rashmon", "Spinning Gears", "Loyalty", and "The Nose", as well as some of his lesser-known works. The stories range from humorous, to historical, to agonizingly autobiographical. The... more
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| 8. Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
September 28, 2001
I've had this book on my shelf for quite sometime now, and it just never seemed to make its way into my reading pile. I enjoyed both of my previous Murakami books, Sputnik Sweetheart and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel, but he never really ranked amongst my favorite authors, Japanese or otherwise. His odd blending of magical realism and dreamtime philosophy reminds me of Neil Gaiman's work more... more
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| 9. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Vintage International) |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
October 09, 2007
I read this collection by Murakami after three of his novels. I much prefer his novels as he touches upon the same themes over and over again. Those themes in his novels are very exquisitely thought out. There is a lot of sadness and loneliness in his stories and I found that reading one after the other exhausts me. This is not a collection meant to be leafed through in one sitting. It's like a buried... more
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| 10. Sputnik Sweetheart |
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By: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
April 09, 2002
Sputnik sweetheart is a book about loneliness. The author is Haruki Murakami, so of course the writing is top notch. It is a short book and a very fast read. It is about Sumire, a girl who falls in love with another girl and goes missing. The narrator is K. He is in love with Sumire and is called to help find her when she vanishes. This is a very honest novel and I guarantee you will relate to it in... more
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