BOOK REVIEW BY
AREEBA ADNAN
Ever heard about fish raining from sky, cats talking with a human, time lapse or a ghost meeting a person? This book has it all.
Haruki Murakami never seems to disappoint his readers. He has all the interesting ways of telling a story and how to engage his readers till the last page of his book.
Haruki Murakami has the perfect ingredients to engage his readers; he uses suspense as a vital oxygen for the book. The book starts with a boy “Kafka” who has been talking to his own parallel self-named “Crow”. This boy is in search of himself and the lost pieces of his story which unveils slowly and gradually throughout the book. His father is a wealthy man but has a dark side; he kills cat and wants to capture their souls to make a flute.
The book revolves around the city of Tokyo, Takamatsu and Shikoku – narrating all the interiors and history of the places. It makes you travel beautiful mountains and trees. It introduces the reader to many interesting characters whether it’s Mr. Nakata who has this strange talent of talking to cats and gossiping all the secrets of people or the ghost of Kafka’s mother which appears to be visiting him at the night.
Basically the book narrates how Kafka wants to escape his reality but in actual he is drawn towards it whether in his real life or the dream. The best part about the book is, it provides a bridge between dream and reality and keeps the reader hooked on every last word of chapter. The reader is locked up in the awe of the scene and is never certain where this would end. The parallel world paradox can be explained through a quote from this book;
"There's another world that parallels our own, and to a certain degree you're able to step into that other world and come back safely. As long as you're careful. But go past a certain point and you'll lose the path out. It's a labyrinth - a complex construction of passageway or alley."
The books serves as a maze for the reader and provides a loose end for interpretation, it could take you wherever you want to go…
AREEBA ADNAN
Ever heard about fish raining from sky, cats talking with a human, time lapse or a ghost meeting a person? This book has it all.
Haruki Murakami never seems to disappoint his readers. He has all the interesting ways of telling a story and how to engage his readers till the last page of his book.
Haruki Murakami has the perfect ingredients to engage his readers; he uses suspense as a vital oxygen for the book. The book starts with a boy “Kafka” who has been talking to his own parallel self-named “Crow”. This boy is in search of himself and the lost pieces of his story which unveils slowly and gradually throughout the book. His father is a wealthy man but has a dark side; he kills cat and wants to capture their souls to make a flute.
The book revolves around the city of Tokyo, Takamatsu and Shikoku – narrating all the interiors and history of the places. It makes you travel beautiful mountains and trees. It introduces the reader to many interesting characters whether it’s Mr. Nakata who has this strange talent of talking to cats and gossiping all the secrets of people or the ghost of Kafka’s mother which appears to be visiting him at the night.
Basically the book narrates how Kafka wants to escape his reality but in actual he is drawn towards it whether in his real life or the dream. The best part about the book is, it provides a bridge between dream and reality and keeps the reader hooked on every last word of chapter. The reader is locked up in the awe of the scene and is never certain where this would end. The parallel world paradox can be explained through a quote from this book;
"There's another world that parallels our own, and to a certain degree you're able to step into that other world and come back safely. As long as you're careful. But go past a certain point and you'll lose the path out. It's a labyrinth - a complex construction of passageway or alley."
The books serves as a maze for the reader and provides a loose end for interpretation, it could take you wherever you want to go…
Very impressive and amazing writing
ReplyDeleteIt's so well versed and brilliant choice of words, 😍
ReplyDeleteLooking forward for more!
Thank you, All credit goes to Areeba Adnan
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