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The Days Of Our Lives

The past...the present...the future!

An Experience

 
I finished a book today. Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. I had earlier read his collection of short stories 'The Elephant Vanishes' just out of namesake curiosity. Then I started reading Norwegian Wood at a book store and just couldn't put it down.


The story is about a young Japanese boy tracing his college days. The entire novel revolves around him - his lonely life, his don't-give-a-damn attitude towards life, his confusion about love, the two women in his life, and everything else. Its the way his simple life is conveyed in such artistic prose which bring a life of its own into this book. Never has ordinary life been so beautifully written. And all this praise coming from me - a Stephen King fan - is really something I suppose. Truly an experience! :)
 
This entry was posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 at 3:29 AM.
 
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Friday, June 16, 2006 12:58:00 PM Posted by Blogger NeiLDC

another kind of Paulo Coelho.. ill try to look for that!    



Friday, June 16, 2006 9:01:00 PM Posted by Blogger passerby55

HI! i wondered did GHB read "himself" in it!!

IF U are missing your college days ...
Wait till you report on the first day to your firstever job ...
you will find Yourself all over again ...

bye...    



Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:39:00 AM Posted by Blogger Maverick

Iam already rushing to the nearest bookstore to check out the book :P    



Saturday, June 17, 2006 4:55:00 AM Posted by Blogger Lil Mizfit

the title seems intriguing...i shall pick up a copy too....or i cud b a miser n borrow urs!

(yup, i know u r thinking, "how cheap!")    



Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:13:00 AM Posted by Blogger Wild Reeds

Cool. Liked the cover.    



Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:15:00 AM Posted by Blogger the vine's a plot

'ey GHB,
this is my 2nd comment here and of t various reasons i frequent this space is the skin u assume - comic faces, colours, covers et al - fantabulous !
can't comment on t book here, hvnt read do hv some exposure 2 haikus though and ordinariness' a recurring theme in them besides death, snow, nature ......
kp writing - v'l kp reading    



Monday, June 19, 2006 1:29:00 PM Posted by Blogger GrasshopperBoy

@neil: theres very little philosophy in this...its more about everyday life

@passetby: i miss my coll days :(

@maverick: its good reading man :)

@mizfit: u'r gonna read it at work arn't u?? :P

@wildreeds: haruki novels have similar looking awesome covers...go to ur nearby bookstore and have a look...all exceptional...the cover was a major reason why i picked up this book :P

@vinesaplot: thanks man...comments like this inspire me to update my blog more often and keep is as fresh looking as ever :)

@gutterspace: more details more details    



Saturday, July 01, 2006 8:03:00 AM Posted by Blogger a guppie

discovered the charms of murakami 6 odd months back - read abt 3-4 of his works love them - something abt his books and characters resonates

and he is definetley NOT like Coelho    



Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:38:00 PM Posted by Blogger kpowerinfinity

lovely book ... norwegian wood ... liked it both for the writing, the pathos in the story and the experience of knowing about a different culture    



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