No amount of /lit/ elitism will stop me from loving this guy's work. He really is one of the best living authors.Also his new book is coming out in 2-3 months. Will you be reading it?Also general Murakami thread.
>>25236704Why do women adore Murakami? There's lots of male Murakami fans (op) but every Murakami superfan I've ever met has been a woman. Why? All his female characters are literally>oooo protagonist, I have giant tits and I'm like, ethereal>oooo protagonist, I'm like a little sprite, I'm so small, with giant tits>oooo don't you want to fuck me, I've never had a thought ever, ooooo
>>25236704I loved Pinball/Hear The Wind sing and thought everything else I've read was a snooze. Does he ever return to that style?
i only read 1q84 and some short story about fishermen living on a beach and i just find his writing extremely affected and studied, sorry.
>>25236712Murakami has actually been accused of hating women many times. One of his books, specifically Kafka On The Shore, has a dialogue where an author mouthpiece dunks on a feminist in an argument.I feel like women love or hate him depending on what they think about sex, because Murakami fundamentally views women as sexual beings that are primarily characterized by their sexuality.
I like his jazz collection a lot. His writing from what I've encountered doesn't inspire me at all.
>>25236733What do you mean by Jazz collection?Like the songs he mentions in his books?
>>25237065no i mean his literal physical collection of jazz CDs and LPs
>>25237074Did he show them to you personally?Where can I find it?
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>>25237105How in the hell do you know what his Jazz collection looks like?
I've only read Kafka and Wind-Up Bird but I loved both. Should I read Wild Sheep Chase or Hard Boiled Wonderland next? Got both pretty cheap
>>25237135Read both
>>25236704>/lit/ elitism>not e/lit/ism
>>25236704he used to be my favorite author, and i've read most of his works. one day, i completely lost interest in him. he's fine as an entry point for japanese literature, but there're so many better writers, both translated and untranslated. a wild sheep chase is probably his best novel.
>>25239139What would you recommend over Murakami?I've only read Dazai.
>>25236704You like eating shit, fine by me.
>>25240038Nta but I enjoy Mishima and Abe much more
>>25236704>He really is one of the best living authors.He's not even the best living author named Murakami. His books, characters, plots, prose, all of it, are trash.
>>25237074>bobbleheadsI don't know why I'm surprised. I guess I knew he'd have them but I somehow thought he had more taste than to show the to the public. What a brainless old Jap.
>>25237074you can't fully appreciate or understand jazz unless you can play it, and those who can play it don't waste time writing about it
>>25237114there are several articles and videos and photographs, anon......
>>25240104this goes for any music genre worth a damn
>>25240104you can't fully appreciate or understand jazz unless you're black
>>25237114NTA but Waseda university has a library dedicated to him which features a replica of his writing room, including a large collection of jazz records you can listen to.
>>25236712Women actually like being treated as just objects of sexual desire by men (you just have to be the 'right kind of man'). In practice most men give them the ick so it doesnt seem like that but it's clear from all the romance/erotica slop they choose to consume.
>>25236704>Also his new book is coming out in 2-3 months.2nd july in Japan, anon. I don't think we'll see anything in English before september.>Will you be reading it?Absolutely not. He is known for writing shit female characters, and his next book will have a female protagonist. My guess is that it's just him trying his hand at something new, and I haven't read anything from him, so I'll skip it. One of my collegues adores him though, so at least I have already a present for her this Christmas.>general Murakami threadThe new yorker published the first chapter of the new book, btw.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/07/08/kaho-fiction-haruki-murakami
>>25236704>no attempt at elevating my taste and my soild will stop me from rolling myself in shit and eating slopGodspeed OP
>>25236712Girls like magical realism. Idk whyHe also benefits from being thing: japan
>>25236726>>25236712Next book protagonist is going to be a woman. I am almost tempted to check it out just because of that. It may end up being hilarious
>>25237135Hard boiled wonderland is kind of a shittier version of kaka on the shore so maybe check that out
>>25236704Really like Norwegian Wood but I heard that's an unusual work for him and nothing else he wrote is like that.
>>25240292Did he show you these photographs?
I read Norwegian Wood, it was ok.
>>25240412you will never be smart and you will never win arguments online
