*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Killing Commendatore Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 9780385690690 Synopsis from Goodreads:In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of aContinue reading “Book review: Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami”
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Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Title: Kafka on the Shore Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Vintage Publication Date: First published in 2002 ISBN: 9781400079278 Synopsis from Goodreads: Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing motherContinue reading “Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami”
Funky Cover Friday
Wow. Chip Kidd never disappoints. This cover on Haruki Murakami’s After Dark is stunning. It almost looks like an optical illusion up close, but forms begin to take shape when viewed from further away. After Dark | Haruki Murakami | Knopf | 2007 | 9780307265838
Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami
*I received this book from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9780385681827 Synopsis from Goodreads: The debut short novels–nearly thirty years out of print– by the internationally acclaimed writer, newly retranslated and in one English-language volumeContinue reading “Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami”
Review: The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
*I received my copy of this book from Random House of Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Strange Library Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: 2014 (originally 2005) ISBN: 9780385354301 Synopsis from Goodreads: A lonely boy, a mysterious girl, and a tormented sheep man plot their escape from the nightmarish library ofContinue reading “Review: The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami”
Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Title: The Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: August 2014 ISBN: 9780385352109 Synopsis from Goodreads: Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning ‘red pine’, and Oumi, ‘blueContinue reading “Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage”
Top Ten Tuesday
~~~~~~ After a few weeks absence, it’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday! I have to start off by apologizing for slacking off for the last few week’s Top Ten Tuesdays. Life has gotten busy and now (hopefully) things will be a little back to normal. This week’s topic is: Top ten books I almostContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”
Worn Pages and Ink 