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It's the first time I read a Murakami and the style was very strange at first. It wasn't straight sailing for me and I had to push myself to keep on reading at first. Then, you not only get used to it but learn to enjoy its simplicity. This is weird, but it was somewhat relaxing to read. It's not easy to describe.

I forgot when I first read this book, but last year, I decided to reread it. And oh boy, did it still hurt. First of all, it's Murakami. Second of all, it's Norwegian Wood. Picking up this book to read sent me chills as if I was invited to those forests in Norway, all covered in white and cold. I have always associated Norway with something lonely and when I read this book, that's what I felt. Lonely and lonely and lonely. Not that I am complaining though. There is something in those flowing words that make me feel like life is just like this and no matter how many people that come to our lives, we will always be alone in the end. Somehow, I feel like I live as the... See More

This is the first Haruki Murakami novel that I read and I really surprised how much I love it. His writing style is a bit unusual, weird even. But at the same time, he can write such a mundane event/things in such an interesting way. I love how he describe the things and even, it feels like dreaming with your eyes open. After reading this one book in particular, I bought way so many books that he had written and I love each book. This one book is a great place to start.

It is the type of book with slow story, sometime is strange and lonely, but life can still be beautiful.