Comments on: Hard-boiled Wonderland and The End of The World http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/ Praise be our Goddess Madoka, for She died for our sins and gave us hope Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: chris http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-105057 chris Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:22:55 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-105057 | spring snow is good too, but i cant remember who the author is atm Spring Snow's by Mishima. Very dense, very sensual. You really want to read the entire 4-book series for that one. It is, in fact, very good. | spring snow is good too, but i cant remember who the author is atm

Spring Snow’s by Mishima. Very dense, very sensual. You really want to read the entire 4-book series for that one. It is, in fact, very good.

]]> By: TheBigN http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101593 TheBigN Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:33:24 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101593 I've only read Hard-Boiled and the Wind-Up Bird, and both are good novels, but I'd have to give the nod to the former due to execution and closure. :P I’ve only read Hard-Boiled and the Wind-Up Bird, and both are good novels, but I’d have to give the nod to the former due to execution and closure. :P

]]> By: ETERNAL http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101583 ETERNAL Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:37:05 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101583 This post has sent me on an Amazon shopping spree, and I certainly hope that I won't be disappointed. This post has sent me on an Amazon shopping spree, and I certainly hope that I won’t be disappointed.

]]> By: schneider http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101447 schneider Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:11:45 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101447 >Honestly, I read Wonderland and loved it. Then I read the Sheep book and found it to be exactly the same thing. I was disappointed. Then I read a passage from another one of his books and it was still the same thing so I stopped. Too gimmicky for me. You're not too far off. Middle-aged man, divorced, loves whiskey and jazz, introspective and fond of sex, blah blah blah. But I love the way Murakami writes and that's what keeps me reading. Kafka on the Shore is quite different. At least the main character is a teen, and an awesome one at that. And Murakami's short stories are pure genius. Toni Takitani broke my heart. :( >Honestly, I read Wonderland and loved it. Then I read the Sheep book and found it to be exactly the same thing. I was disappointed. Then I read a passage from another one of his books and it was still the same thing so I stopped. Too gimmicky for me.

You’re not too far off. Middle-aged man, divorced, loves whiskey and jazz, introspective and fond of sex, blah blah blah. But I love the way Murakami writes and that’s what keeps me reading.

Kafka on the Shore is quite different. At least the main character is a teen, and an awesome one at that.

And Murakami’s short stories are pure genius. Toni Takitani broke my heart. :(

]]> By: j1m0ne http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101418 j1m0ne Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:55:10 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101418 I started off reading The Elephant Vanishes (a collection of his short stories) before moving on to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - like DigiKerot says, I would recommend reading that early on while you still thirst for Murakami. Having said that, Norwegian Wood is a good choice, it's a bit lighter than his usual surrealistic style which for me was a welcome change after trudging through Wind-up Bird & Kafka on the Shore. I actually prefer Murakami's short stories myself (the others are compiled in after the quake & Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman) as it's less likely to induce a headache with its tiny doses of WTF-ness ;) I started off reading The Elephant Vanishes (a collection of his short stories) before moving on to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – like DigiKerot says, I would recommend reading that early on while you still thirst for Murakami.

Having said that, Norwegian Wood is a good choice, it’s a bit lighter than his usual surrealistic style which for me was a welcome change after trudging through Wind-up Bird & Kafka on the Shore. I actually prefer Murakami’s short stories myself (the others are compiled in after the quake & Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman) as it’s less likely to induce a headache with its tiny doses of WTF-ness ;)

]]> By: Mechafetish http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101416 Mechafetish Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:36:32 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101416 I agree with Dakkar. You should read “A Wild Sheep Chase” and “Dance Dance Dance”. I agree with Dakkar. You should read “A Wild Sheep Chase” and “Dance Dance Dance”.

]]> By: r3dking http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101406 r3dking Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:47:30 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101406 Haibane Renmei was explicitly inspired by Murakami's End of the World, so no surprise there. I'm going to give a different recommendation on Murakami reading. First try the short stories in _After the Quake_. Then pick up a copy of his most recent novel "Tokyo After Dark". It's more unabashedly surreal and oriented to visual images than the earlier novels. Shorter, too. It'd make a good anime :-) Haibane Renmei was explicitly inspired by Murakami’s End of the World, so no surprise there.

I’m going to give a different recommendation on Murakami reading. First try the short stories in _After the Quake_. Then pick up a copy of his most recent novel “Tokyo After Dark”. It’s more unabashedly surreal and oriented to visual images than the earlier novels. Shorter, too. It’d make a good anime :-)

]]> By: DiGiKerot http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101405 DiGiKerot Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:21:41 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101405 I think Abe has already admitted the Murakami influence at some point. I started with Hardboiled Wonderland as well, though that was pre-Haibane. I have to admit finding it a little challengingly weird at the time, more-so than any of the other Murakami books I've read since - even including the fact that I read Dance Dance Dance before Wild Sheep by mistake ^^; I do think Norwegian Wood is a good pick-up for your second title, but then it's probably my favourite of this books (though this could purely be due to the order in which I read them). That said, I do think maybe Wind-Up Bird might be worthwhile to read before you've worn yourself on Murakami, otherwise it's length can make it a bit of a slog. I think Abe has already admitted the Murakami influence at some point.

I started with Hardboiled Wonderland as well, though that was pre-Haibane. I have to admit finding it a little challengingly weird at the time, more-so than any of the other Murakami books I’ve read since – even including the fact that I read Dance Dance Dance before Wild Sheep by mistake ^^;

I do think Norwegian Wood is a good pick-up for your second title, but then it’s probably my favourite of this books (though this could purely be due to the order in which I read them). That said, I do think maybe Wind-Up Bird might be worthwhile to read before you’ve worn yourself on Murakami, otherwise it’s length can make it a bit of a slog.

]]> By: animekritik http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101404 animekritik Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:51:30 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101404 Honestly, I read Wonderland and loved it. Then I read the Sheep book and found it to be exactly the same thing. I was disappointed. Then I read a passage from another one of his books and it was still the same thing so I stopped. Too gimmicky for me. Honestly, I read Wonderland and loved it. Then I read the Sheep book and found it to be exactly the same thing. I was disappointed. Then I read a passage from another one of his books and it was still the same thing so I stopped. Too gimmicky for me.

]]> By: catrophy http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101402 catrophy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:11:22 +0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/11/27/hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-101402 i heart haruki murakami works so much. i spent a summer reading all his books. i need to read them again but iowe the library a 40 fine xD. i suppose i should buy the books. spring snow is good too, but i cant remember who the author is atm i heart haruki murakami works so much. i spent a summer reading all his books. i need to read them again but iowe the library a 40 fine xD. i suppose i should buy the books.
spring snow is good too, but i cant remember who the author is atm

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