― spittle (spittle), Thursday, 2 September 2004 03:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 2 September 2004 03:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Thursday, 2 September 2004 03:39 (nineteen years ago) link
I was attempting the movie adaptation in my head enthusiastically while reading DANCE DANCE DANCE, which remains my favorite, but the darkness seemed to present problems.
I need to finish the copy of Norwegian Wood I've had out from the library the entire summer but I've been hesistant to subject myself to the sadness.
― herbert hebert (herbert hebert), Thursday, 2 September 2004 03:44 (nineteen years ago) link
not with the sony cinealta!!
― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Thursday, 2 September 2004 04:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 2 September 2004 07:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:50 (nineteen years ago) link
Wind-Up was the best when it came to the individual strands, but it really didn't seem to hang together and the ending felt forced. Dance Dance Dance was probably my favourite, just for the sheer feeling of joy it inspired - much needed after the end of Wild Sheep Chase.
Which should I read next? I was thinking about The Elephant Vanishes but Norwegian Wood is tempting me as well.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tag (Tag), Thursday, 2 September 2004 09:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 2 September 2004 09:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― fcussen (Burger), Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:21 (nineteen years ago) link
For myself, I'm putting more and more of my thoughts on recent reading on the Brown Wedge on FT -- but that said, I'm definitely concentrating on nonfiction reading first and foremost. I think this is partially down to the fact that in many cases I'd rather be writing fiction than reading it!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:20 (nineteen years ago) link
As for the Elephant Vanishes dramatisation, I saw it when it was on. it was great fun - lots of Mcburney trickery without losing the murakaminess of the stories.
― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 2 September 2004 15:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Thursday, 2 September 2004 19:20 (nineteen years ago) link
My POV obviously, but I fail to see how this makes Murakami better than Lynch. I find mysteries more rewarding if I have to make an effort to solve them.
― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 2 September 2004 19:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Thursday, 2 September 2004 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Thursday, 2 September 2004 19:26 (nineteen years ago) link
But it would be brilliant if it was actually Apache Indian.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 2 September 2004 21:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Patrick 'Picard' Stewart was in the audience (I had a good view of the crowd), I wanted to shout out "Hey Picard! Dude! Make it so!", but I didn't. I kond of regret it now.
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 13 September 2004 16:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bellefox, Monday, 13 September 2004 16:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 13 September 2004 16:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 13 September 2004 16:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Anyway, bearing in mind Chronicle is my favourite, is Wonderland a good next move?
Also can anyone who's read the first two novels tell me more about the girl who dies at the beginning of Wild Sheep Chase?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:07 (nineteen years ago) link
definitely, if you like the more surreal side (i do, and its my favourite).i read 'hear the wind sing' yesterday, its very short but a nice preamble to the wild sheep chase/dance dance dance books. he mentions 3 girls in it, one of who may be the girl at the start of AWS, i'll have to reread the start of that to remind myself.
― zappi (joni), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 13 September 2004 17:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― zappi (joni), Monday, 13 September 2004 18:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― zan, Friday, 17 September 2004 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:29 (nineteen years ago) link
That's what I think about Philp K. Dick.
I think the "Sputnik Sweetheart" is the most non-Murakami Murakami book I've read, and it's rather good. Strange how nobody mentioned it.
― Pingu, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:30 (nineteen years ago) link
-- Japanese Giraffe (nihonnokiri...), September 2nd, 2004 4:51 PM.
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 10:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:49 (nineteen years ago) link
I will retaliate in due course.
You keep your books in very good condition.
I wonder if I will stay up all night to read it, like Mooro did.
Please note: I will soon have read 3 Murakamis for the price of 1, thus beating the original Borders offer by 1 Murakami. If I take up Mooro on his offer of a loan, I will make it 4 for the price 1.
I've got to hand it to myself.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 29 October 2004 10:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tag (Tag), Friday, 29 October 2004 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:24 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm not surprised.
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 5 November 2004 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Archel didn't see it, everybody else.
She thought perhaps it had got lost.
We need to talk about YASUNARI KAWABATA one day.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 15 November 2004 18:25 (nineteen years ago) link