[–] feedingofthe5000 ago
Well, A Wild Sheep Chase was published in 1982, I don't think you could call it Murakami's mature work. But I loved it, like almost all his work. The weirder the bettter.
[–] didntsayeeeee ago
I've read so many Murakami books, and enjoyed them all, but have trouble keeping them straight in my head.
Halfway through this comment I realised that the one I thought was A Wild Sheep Chase (with the hotel in Sapporo and the Sheep Man) is in fact Dance Dance Dance. Which I suppose proves my point.
[–] SirusCloud ago
I read it immediately after Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and found it to be "more of the same". I really like Haruki's books, but this one in particular I thought was dull compared to the rest.
[–] fishburritos [S] ago
I somewhat agree on the dullness, it was a very slow build up for a not-so-big climax. It definitely had that kind of meditative style he has, albeit the last time I read anything by him was a couple years ago, so we probably had different experiences with regards to the "more of the same"
Interestingly, I started reading this one because I saw it at the top of a "Murakami's best novels" list. I found Wind-Up Bird Chronicle to be better.
[–] SirusCloud ago
It really is. I thoroughly enjoyed it.