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First book of Murakami~ not bad but need full concentration to truly grasp the storyline of the two novels

Going to give Haruki Murakami another try by choosing his very first book and the first book in the Rat series. #Authorabook

Starting this one today for #authoramonth. I've never read anything by the Author so I'm going with what was available on libby

#QuotsyJune19 Day 8: I want to live near the #ocean someday. My soul craves the sounds of the waves, always. I don‘t think I own a copy of this Murakami novel. Not really sure how I feel about him.

“There‘s no such thing as a perfect piece of writing. Just as there‘s no such thing as perfect despair.”

Double header at the gym (Zumba and Yoga) and a library drop-off this morning. Feeling productive 😊
Loving the gym/library in the same location 📚💪

This was some very early Murakami. Maybe not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It‘s like meditation reading his work.

Mini #libraryhaul

Well... I decided to sign up for the gym at the local community centre. Guess what else is housed in the community centre...
As if I needed more reason to be hanging out at the library 🤦🏻‍♀️
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This was my first experience with Murakami as I try to read in the order written by the author where possible.
I had an unusual feeling while reading this, like, I don't know what the heck I'm reading but I like it! Strangely hypnotising. Onwards with more Murakami for me.

This week on the podcast: Haruki Murakami‘s first novels, Wind/Pinball. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or on our website, thebookstorepodcast.com, for more fun stuff related to the episode (like a Spotify playlist of songs from the books!).

This is definitely not my favorite Murakami novels, but I do think I can sense where he was going with his writing.

Working my way Murakami‘s backlist.

Two Kitchen Table novels from one of the most sensitive writers in print. And Carson McCullers - a debut. Quality reading for a damp summer Sunday

A joke about the Great Depression that can now be said about current times with the 9/11 attacks. 30ish years before it even had.

Murakami's first book was a great read. It was a little different from his later work, but it was so great.the magical realism is especially good in Pinball, and the whole meandering story is worth it for the one scene.

Not my favorite of his books but interesting to see emergence of themes that become more fully developed in later books. Two novellas In one book. Includes an interesting author intro where he talks about his writing process and how he became a writer.

Sometimes, I imagine how great it would be if we could live our lives without bothering other people.

#foodforthought Some may read this and think that it's pretty grim but I think it's all depends on how you interpret it. I see it as this, all things in life are fleeting. They come and go so quickly, which is why we live for the sake of cherishing and holding onto to those moments while we can.
Not sure, if that's what the author meant especially since it's #HarukiMurakami. Still, it does make one think doesn't it?

Preferred wind to pinball though it also got more interesting toward the end. The foreword was a fun glimpse at how he developed his writing style... And makes him seem very much like a character in one of his stories. So much of his wordcraft, personal iconography, and character styling existed from these first novellas--fascinating. I do want to go play some nostalgic pinball now. #mommyreads #japanese #booksandcoffee

Sad life.

#amreading #bibliophile #reading #books #bookworm #harukimurakami #weekend

I tried to figure out the riding-a-white-elephant-down-a-narrow-jungle-path expression, but I failed to do so. What kind of expression it is? 😂😂😂

Any opinion?

"We know very little about eternity, although we can infer its existence."

"The goal of pinball is self-transformation, not self-expression. It involves not the expression of the ego but its diminution. Not analysis but all-embracing acceptance.

If it's self-expression, ego expansion, or analysis you're after, the tilt light will exact its unsparing revenge."

"Lies are terrible things. One could say that the greatest sins afflicting modern society are the proliferation of lies and silence."

"It's okay to fake it. Right? There are no truly strong people. Only people who pretend to be strong."

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The Introduction!

This book has no direction like there's no plot you couldn't really expect what is going to happen I rated this 3.5/5 because even if the plot is weird and not going anywhere, Murakami writing is what I enjoyed and really liked that is why I finished it and enjoyed it but for now this book is my least favorite from 3 books I read by Murakami.

Night is when the bad thoughts tend to visit.

Opening line: "'There's no such thing as a perfect piece of writing.'" #wind #hearthewindsing #harukimurakami #bookgnome #bookish #book #bookcover #firstline

I don't know if I'm alone in thinking Wind/Pinball was "meh." I love Murakami and have read all of his other fiction. I know this is some of his earliest work, so maybe it's hard to go backwards when you know what an author is fully capable of. I wanted to enjoy this one as much as I've enjoyed other Murakami titles, but ultimately, I think being underwhelmed by it contributed to my reading slump.

(Also, I couldn't resist playing Murakami bingo.)

Riesling and my book? Don't mind if I do. How's your Sunday night going, Littens?

41 ~ Wind/Pinball: Two Novels by Haruki Murakami (Paperback📖) ~ Started: 17.04.17 ~ Finished: 22.04.17
Rating: 4/5📚

I read 'Hear the Wind Sing' and 'Pinball, 1973' a few years ago, I enjoyed reading them both and I enjoyed them just as much now as I did then. This is the story of The Rat and the unnamed narrator which is told brilliantly, what can I say, I love Haruki Murakami's world.

Recommended.

Saturday night is the best night for a hot date with your book. Especially when it's written by Haruki Murakami.

Pardon the black-and-white filter--my colorist botched my dye job and my hair looks like the bastard lovechild of Franka Potente in Run Lola Run and Little Orphan Annie. Yes, I know that makes no sense on several levels. Because it's. that. bad.

My face and my soul were lifeless shells, of no significance to anyone.

I can't believe it's been a month since I posted! I've missed you dearly & wish I had a better reason than the truth: I haven't been reading. Because if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you'll know that I'm alive and relatively well. Just super busy. (Terrible excuse, Kate!)

I'm trying to get out of my reading slump, though, and recently finished "Hear the Wind Sing" in Wind/Pinball. Loved this quote.

Also, hey, how are you, Littens?

Book haul! I took advantage of the 3 books for (c8 offer from amazon? ~ I invested in 'Holding Up the Universe' by Jennifer Niven, 'A Quiet Kind of Thunder' by Sarah Bernard, 'Wind/Pinball: Two Novels' by Haruki Murakami?

Feels like I've been going nonstop for weeks so I'm really excited for my hot date tonight with my bed and a book.

For #ReadHarder2017, for a book set over 5000 miles from my location. My friend had been pushing me to read Haruki Murakami for a while and the dual novella format caught my interest; however, I was not pulled in. The disjointed way Murakami writes wasn't my cup of tea, though I am glad I finally read him!

FINALLY starting this one while I grab some coffee before a very long night out ahead of me...also the "W" for my #LitsyAtoZ challenge so yay.

#FirstBookOfTheYear 2017 is Murakami, of course! ❤

Here's my list to start.... I'm sure I will add more. #bookishresolutions #readjanuary @RealLifeReading @bookriot

"So you don't read books by living writers?"
"No, I don't see the point."
"Why not?"
"I guess because I feel like I can forgive dead people."

(bookmark lovingly made by my 7yo)

My haul from the Harvard Bookstore Winter Warehouse sale! Now, what to read first.

A quick read before I go to the launch of Murakami's new book Absolutely on Music. ☕️🎶📖

It's about time I start this one. #MurakamiMadness

Husband has just started this duo. Playing pinball is pretty close to #gaminginthelitworld. Right? #octphotochallenge

Hear the Wind Sing is the debut novel of Haruki Murakami. Often paired with the follow-up to it, Pinball, it's a taste of HM's magical realism. While definitely not as good as his later works, if it hadn't been for Wind/Pinball, those later works may never have made it to paper. #debutnovel #booktober #MurakamiCultMember #stockphoto

Just starting Hear the Wind Sing. Excited to get into a Murakami I haven't read before. He's one of my favorite authors, but there are still a handful of things I've never read.

I hate having to give a so-so to a Murakami work but alas, here I am. You can definitely tell this was his first work, as it's quite obvious he's attempting to delve into the realm of magical realism, but this work doesn't quite get there like his later novels do. It's still a solid book, but in comparison to other Murakami's works, it falls a bit flat.