Last book post, I swear! But you MUST read this story below.

Apr 11, 2004 23:12


I am in love with Haruki Murakami's beautifully written lyrical prose.

On my Barnes & Noble field trip, my intent was only to skim through novels, find out which ones I enjoyed, and then purchase them at home on amazon.com at discounted prices. Armed with a tall stack of Murakami books, I flipped open the first one, The Elephant Vanishes (a ( Read more... )

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pokid April 12 2004, 07:15:57 UTC
Nice story but the whole time I kept thinking, "I wonder if thoughts like these go through stalkers heads when they try to rationalize following someone."

If some random 32 year old man on the streets of Manhattan told that to a random 30 year old woman he'd probably get maced. :)

anyway happy easter kel!

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divinelv April 12 2004, 07:27:38 UTC
That was the one story that convinced me to read Haruki Marakami. Amazing story. Are the rest of his short stories like that in the book?

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kalispice April 14 2004, 04:52:50 UTC
hmm. no the rest are pretty strange. hehe. you know, murakami style. but i love it cuz he has an imagination like no other.

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Re: Murakami kalispice April 14 2004, 04:52:07 UTC
thanks! added to my amazon.com wishlist :)

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dilly April 12 2004, 09:53:06 UTC
Hey, that looks familiar~ ;) You didn't read it back then when I posted it? Glad you discovered it now! :)

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slurpee April 12 2004, 10:53:19 UTC
i remember this story very well! it was the first time i found your page through gival's link! :D

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kalispice April 14 2004, 04:48:51 UTC
whoa, same taste! i never saw that. wish i did b/c i wouldn't have bothered spending 30 minutes retyping the darned thing!

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kalispice April 14 2004, 04:50:26 UTC
*note to self: must watch eternal sunshine with the bf.

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