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This was my introduction to Murakami. After becoming immersed in his dream-reality, I would put the book down and go about my life as though my life was unreal and the book was reality. He was a way of making his words seem more solid than the people around you. The plot is secondary to the characters and their lives. Pure Magic.
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
minx01, June 28, 2006
This was my introduction to Murakami. After becoming immersed in his dream-reality, I would put the book down and go about my life as though my life was unreal and the book was reality. He was a way of making his words seem more solid than the people around you. The plot is secondary to the characters and their lives. Pure Magic.(13 of 25 readers found this comment helpful)