![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And yet, because it is the infamous hour of the moon, and because we have an injured Chinese woman, there is a mystery to this story that involves the main character, Mari. Nobody is going off trying to solve mysteries, they’re just trying to make conclusions from the day’s mysteries. It encaptures the sleeping city tone where people are just trying to unwind from a long day. But then again, this story takes place “After Dark”. I suppose it’s needless to say that if you’re going into this book looking for a concluding story, you’d better look somewhere else. An odd assembly of characters, but everything pans out well, especially since the story lasts one night. And we have Mari’s sister, Eri who is in a deep sleep and has been for a while now. There are the women who run the love hotel where a Chinese prostitute is found injured. We have Takahashi, another undergraduate who is out having a late-night band jam. We have Mari, an undergraduate who is roaming around the city during the hours when most of the city is asleep. We have a narrator, who takes time to build up the setting and situation of each chapter (and provide complimentary music). ![]() Murakami draws us into this world as if we are watching a TV show. The premise was very interesting and it was just an engaging read. I zoomed through it because I could not put it down. Of course, I’ve only read one book by him so I can’t offer up much of an opinion on that topic, but I can talk about this book. Haruki Murakami is a very like or dislike kind of author. The ordinary-looking ones are the most dangerous. ![]()
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