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I agree with those who feel that Murakami is among our greatest living novelists. This particular book has such poignancy and spiritual whammy that it is always lurking there in my subconscious. Murakami's Zen perspective on existence weasels into one's soul, in a good way, like a Zen koan. A Murakami novel deals head-on with life's gruesome realities but leaves me feeling freer, more connected, more grateful for life and its many inexplicable wonders.
This was the best book I read in the 2000-2009 decade, even though it was released in translation in 1993.
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Ellen Skagerberg, January 2, 2010
I agree with those who feel that Murakami is among our greatest living novelists. This particular book has such poignancy and spiritual whammy that it is always lurking there in my subconscious. Murakami's Zen perspective on existence weasels into one's soul, in a good way, like a Zen koan. A Murakami novel deals head-on with life's gruesome realities but leaves me feeling freer, more connected, more grateful for life and its many inexplicable wonders.This was the best book I read in the 2000-2009 decade, even though it was released in translation in 1993.
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