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Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)

de Haruki Murakami (Author)
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Starred Review. Previous books such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood have established Murakami as a true original, a fearless writer possessed of a wildly uninhibited imagination and a legion of fiercely devoted fans. In this latest addition to the author's incomparable oeuvre, 15-year-old Kafka Tamura runs away from home, both to escape his father's oedipal prophecy and to find his long-lost mother and sister. As Kafka flees, so too does Nakata, an elderly simpleton whose quiet life has been upset by a gruesome murder. (A wonderfully endearing character, Nakata has never recovered from the effects of a mysterious World War II incident that left him unable to read or comprehend much, but did give him the power to speak with cats.) What follows is a kind of double odyssey, as Kafka and Nakata are drawn inexorably along their separate but somehow linked paths, groping to understand the roles fate has in store for them. Murakami likes to blur the boundary between the real and the surreal—we are treated to such oddities as fish raining from the sky; a forest-dwelling pair of Imperial Army soldiers who haven't aged since WWII; and a hilarious cameo by fried chicken king Colonel Sanders—but he also writes touchingly about love, loneliness and friendship. Occasionally, the writing drifts too far into metaphysical musings—mind-bending talk of parallel worlds, events occurring outside of time—and things swirl a bit at the end as the author tries, perhaps too hard, to make sense of things. But by this point, his readers, like his characters, will go just about anywhere Murakami wants them to, whether they "get" it or not.
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The art of audio narration has rarely been better served than in Haruki Murakami's brilliant tale featuring two seekers of truth. Sean Barrett and Oliver Le Sueur recount the odysseys of Nakata, an old man who was left simpleminded (but able to speak with cats) by a mysterious WWII event, and Kafka Tamura, a stoic, self-disciplined 15-year-old who runs away from home to escape an Oedipal prophecy. Barrett and Le Sueur turn in superb performances. Their rich characterizations keep this blend of the real and surreal totally engrossing. Philip Gabriel's excellent translation offers a contemporary feel to Murakami's lyrical language and magical incidents. Additional kudos must go to Naxos AudioBooks for gorgeous packaging, including an enclosure listing the entire cast with bios. This is must listening. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio CD édition.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Disappointing, Jui 5 2009
Par J. Tobin Garrett (Vancouver, BC) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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After "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" I was eager to read another Murakami, and chose this one based on popularity and recommendations from friends. However, I found the novel to be a big disappointment.

The novel just seemed far too random for me to get into and enjoy. I love when magical and strange things happen in books; that's why I enjoyed his other novel so much. But I don't like when they happen for no apparent reason. There are plot lines that are started and never picked up again or explained. Character actions that are never delved into. A few of these things wouldn't bother me so much, but an entire novel filled with them was irritating and made the story feel more like a cop out than something fully realized and thought out.

I don't need my novels to be linear and easily interpreted (in fact, usually I enjoy the opposite), but I do need to feel as though the author crafted something rather than jotting down everything that came into his head and then leaving it there.

I found the characters stilted and one-dimensional, and the dialogue similarly uninspired. Although perhaps part of the uninspired feeling comes from the fact that it's a translation, so I can look past that.

The plot lacks any real driving force, other than the characters simply stumbling on what to do next and then taking it from there. Instead of this being like I was on the discovery with them, it was just boring.

The experience hasn't soured me at all on reading more Murakami. If anything, it has made me want to read his other novels more so as to see if this was an anomaly or the standard.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Strong, but not vintage stuff, Mai 26 2008
Par Tommy Tom Tom (toronto canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Except for his non-fiction, and Sputnik Sweetheart, I think I've read everything by Murakami, and he's one of my favourite writers.

Kafka is pretty typical Murakami - that unique type of magical realism that he invented and which always seems more personal and gripping than the magical realism of the latin americans and salman rushdie. However, I don't think that Kafka was a) as powerful as Wind Up Bird Chronicle, or b) as much fun as early stuff like Dance Dance Dance, Hard Boiled Wonderland, Wild Sheep Chase etc.

Although all the characters are strong, and you're emotionally attached to them, something about the "magical" (for lack of a better word) elements is what is holding me back from really loving this book. Johnnie Walker, Colonel Sanders, the entrance stone, the being which, at the end, tries to escape from Nakata, none of these things are explained well enough to give us an idea of what forces are at work in this book. For example, who/what is Colonel Sanders, and is he good or evil?

I also think that Murakami does a poor job of convincing us that Kafka and Miss Saeki are "lynch-pin" characters who deserve to be at the center of some undefined mystical battle.

Anyway - average Murakami is still better than most other fiction, but this isn't his best.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 okay, Mai 23 2007
Par Goodwing "mE" (Quebec Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Cross between many books. Interesting notions/ideas. Enjoyed it, but not my favorite. Gave it 4 stars- closer to 3 maybe. Liked the flow. Liked the convergence. Missed a bit of punch. Nicely different from western authors. NB. Graphic sexual content - just in case that offends you, be warned.
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