The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (edit title)

• Rated 4 stars

“Much more than a gather of garbage and rocks.”

• Rated 5 stars

“So fantastical, like being in a dream. It stretched me. What an excursion!”

• Rated 5 stars

“My favorite book (going on 11 years now)”

• Rated 3 stars

“A convoluted story of a young man trying to 'find himself' filled with metaphor, magical realism, quirky characters and Japanese war history.”

• Rated 3 stars

“real cool book”

• Rated 4 stars

“calmly written slow chaos.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Modern day Joyce and Mann in my opinion.”

• Rated 5 stars

“More great Murakami! When recommending his work to people, I usually tell them that he's able to condense the human experience into tantalizing short, declarative sentances.

Though thoroughly enjoyable, this particular novel was a bit odd... I mean- more odd than usual. To know what I mean, you'll just have to read it.”

• Rated 5 stars

“An intense rollercoaster of human emotions. The story is gripping and perpetually entices further through the pages. It buds from a seemingly mundane incident into a intricate labyrinth of story. Murakami's best--his magnum opus--epitomizes his story-telling skills and his ability to evoke the reader's empathy.”

• Rated 4 stars

“I lost this book while I was smack dab in the middle of it. I have been looking all over, retracing my steps, but to no avail. I feel lost and helpless, as though my losing the book is not real, but a part of the story being narrated in the novel. Comments welcome. Donations are welcome.

It was the intention of the book that I lose the book. Now the wind-up bird has wound the day again, and as was its intention, I've found the book just as unexpectedly!

A difficult and adventurous read!”