Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Brief Book Chat
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In this video I chat about my experience reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. The themes of Fate, Memory and Time are discussed. This video contains nothing that I would consider a spoiler. I also briefly mention a few of Murakami's other novels including Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and 1Q84 which in the video I mistakenly call IQ 84 instead of OneQ84...ugh! I don't know why I always do that in conversation!?!
Analysis starts from 2:10
Thanks bro
thank you for reflective review that highlighted the themes and concepts running through the book. several of the other reviews i've come across focused more on how the book made the reviewers feel. i know it's a translated work, but every once in a while, there'd be a line that would strike you as a lovely bit of prose.
I agree, there were indeed some beautiful passages in Kafka, maybe moreso than in any other Murakami novel that I've read.
best review i've seen so far
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This was awesome! Thanks so much for sharing, fellow Murakami-lover!
I loved what you said about Crow! It makes so much sense!!
Finally a good review
thanks a lot for your deep analyses. I agree with you
Thanks for the feedback!
Great review 🙌🏼
Thanks so much!
great review but can you tell me what is relationship between Kafka father and Jonnie walker
good review, thanks
Good analysis :) Thanks
Thank you, I'm glad you found it interesting!
Thanks for the review. Probably Murakami's best work, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
It's definitely one of my favorites! Thanks for commenting.
Do you know Johnny Cranston he understands all of this very well. The message is not clear enough for the next generation.
1q84 not iq84🙃
I know but somehow I always seem to unconsciously want to say iq84 :/
Great review, it makes me want to read it asap! This one has alternating storylines, a bit similar to 1Q84? I watched the 1st half (just to get a spoiler free sample before actually reading it)
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The 1Q84 story line was a bit more intricate (in my opinion) but Kafka does have alternate storylines as well. I'm toying with the idea of re-reading 1Q84 this December (December is a month of re-reading for me)....must. resist. urge. to re-read. Hard Boiled Wonderland. for. the. third. time. I gulped down 1Q84 so fast though that it really needs a re-read. I saw the Commentator shout outs and thanks for the kind words and for tagging me!
I found 1Q84 to be a very fast read!! Before booktube, I did a NaNoWriMo Challenge where I reviewed/re-read 30 Books in 30 Days. I had to write 1667 words each day about the book. Each of those 30 books were my all time favorites since I started reading.
1Q84 was one of the books. So I got to reflect on some of those intricate details. I'm still astound by how Murakami brought the 2 main tales together. It's better as a re-read!!
I won't do the 30 book challenge until after 2017. 2017 is a year of me finding my next 30 best books ^.^ I'll probably be 100% in for November 2018 ^.^ I've found a tonne of awesome books so far. You're welcome to try the challenge too! It was way more fun than I ever expected.
WOW! 30 books in 30 days?! PLUS writing 1667 words per day!? That would be pretty ambitious for me as I am not much of a writer, more of a reader. And gosh, I wouldn't even know how to pick my 30 books...lol. But now, that's a fun exercise for me to mull over :)
I didn't re-read them.... that would be crazy!! I just mulled them over, flipped through them, reflected on the writer's craft, reactions and creative what if situations for the characters. It was more of a reader/writer's retreat. I participated in NaNo a few times already and didn't want another unfinished, 1st draft novel so I i came up with this idea instead. I do highly recommend it in some form for re-readers or philosophical folks.
Picking 30 books!! That wasn't as tough as I thought. I love tonnes of books. But narrowing them down to the ones that stayed with me and I was eager to re visit was easier than I thought once I found that key. or that something that lets me connect with a book. Everyone's different.
Perhaps you could go with a theme? or even a time period (bookwise or personal milestone)? There's so many ways of considering this retreat!
Hmmmm, that does sound like a fun project. I do have a re-telling of Pride and Prejudice that would be a fun world to immerse myself in for 30 days as well :) I'm going to think about this and maybe I'll do something this year.
I read the book yet God Dang it beyotch. No but seriously I can't wait 3 the book of hurt so much good ship about it not ship ship it I'll fuckn this Ava correct phuket all.