tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post5702816248455169410..comments2022-11-09T07:25:19.062-05:00Comments on Culture Vulture: Nocturnes, by Kazuo Ishiguroculture_vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14889586883861913766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post-79847027216504877392014-03-02T14:55:08.528-05:002014-03-02T14:55:08.528-05:00Oooooh...never mind. I looked him up really quickl...Oooooh...never mind. I looked him up really quickly, saw he was born in Nagasaki and assumed he wrote in Japanese. I did not see he actually is a British novelist! I have added Remains of the Day to my GoodReads list. :) <br /><br />Yes, Murakami was...weirdly enjoyable for me. I didn't really draw much in the way of a "deeper meaning" from Hard-Boiled Wonderland, but it is extremely memorable for a variety of reasons. It's very...male, which I actually enjoyed, the narrator has a very dry, understated sense of humor, and the world(s) felt unusually unique and tangible. It's definitely imprinted itself onto to my brain. I would be curious to know your thoughts on it!Camilleonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145244575471509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post-23678327098882752472014-03-02T11:39:03.399-05:002014-03-02T11:39:03.399-05:00I don't know why it would, he writes in Englis...I don't know why it would, he writes in English... The Remains of the Day is totally amazing. Read it.<br />I read one Murakami (The Wild Sheep Chase, or something like that?) and it didn't do much for me, but I plan to give him another try at some point.culture_vulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889586883861913766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post-11474156451093970142014-03-02T07:44:27.848-05:002014-03-02T07:44:27.848-05:00Hmm. I wonder if it reads better in Japanese? I...Hmm. I wonder if it reads better in Japanese? I'm hell-bent on being able to read Japanese (I'm taking a class here in Paris)! What would you recommend by him? And of course, I have to ask: have you tried Murakami? I read Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and really enjoyed it. Camilleonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145244575471509608noreply@blogger.com