I've started reading Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. So far it's been great: funny at times, very surreal.

Finishing up Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. It's weird, definitely different from anything I've read before, but I really enjoyed it. It made me want to read more foreign literature! Though it also made me realize some things about translations that I hadn't really taken into account before

I'll probably move on to either The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell or Catch-22, by Joseph Heller. Not quite sure yet

Finished Kafka on the shore by Murakami

Will start And then there were none by Agatha Christie

Finished:

Scared Selfless, by Michelle Stevens

I really hate using cliche descriptions like "motivating" and "empowering", but this really is the first memoir I have ever read that showed me how resilient human beings can be and it really did leave me feeling empowered. It's a grueling read at the start but it's incredibly worth the payoff at the end after all of the cringe and discomfort you feel reading the first few chapters. A roller-coaster that drops to the deep painful abyss of one woman's childhood and ends on a really beautiful high note.

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Started:

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

It was recommended by a friend as an entry to Murakami's work. I was pretty skeptical as I didn't think I would enjoy Magical Realism, but so far I'm hooked. Can't wait to see where this goes.

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World, by Sarah Weinman Finished this. It was alright and would recommend if you've read Lolita. I thought the Sally Horner case was fascinating.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami My second Murakami (first was Sputnik Sweetheart) and holy crap I'm just loving this book. I'm almost done and I don't want to be. Reading it has been like being inside a good dream.

A Ladder to the Sky, by John Boyne 125 pages in and I'm really liking this as well. The writing is so smart and sharp. John Boyne totally sold me with Heart's Invisible Furies and I hope to read more of him.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami I want to read everything by Murakami, and am not disappointed in the least. Talking cats? Say no more.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

I'm about 1/4 done. This is a very unique and intricately woven story. I have no idea where it's taking me, and I'm excited to be along for the ride!

Finished:

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami.

One of the first non-fiction books I've read and the first Murakami. Have to say the translation is flawless and I found it easy to read. I was slightly unsatisfied with the ending. Murakami brings the story of the characters to an end well but there are many things in the book which go unexplained. I know this is intentional but some things leave me questioning how this could work in real life. Overall thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

A day in the life of Ivan Denisovitch by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Simply an amazing book. We follow Ivan, an innocent man accused of being a German spy, during a typical day in the Gulag. This may sound cliched, but reading this makes me appreciate things I take for granted like sitting down to a fulfilling meal and being able to rest when I'm ill. Everyone should read a book like this.

Started:

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Finished Kafka On The Shore, by Haruki Murakami. Amazing book, will definitely read more of his works. Currently reading Life 3.0, by Max Tegmark.

I just finished Mother Night, by Kurt Vonnegut, I love Vonnegut and it's one of the few books by him I hadn't read before and I really enjoyed it, though it got pretty heavy. Now I'm starting Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, it's my first book by him and I'm liking it so far.

I have just a few pages left of Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. I will finish it this morning.

The Oracle Year, by Charles Soule

Fun read, had me flipping pages faster as the end approached.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

First time reading a book by Murakami, I really enjoyed it and had a lot of questions after finishing it.

Finished:

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Started:

There There, by Tommy Orange

Uzumaki, by Junji Ito

Also started a re-read of:

Notes from Underground, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I finished Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Loved it a second time around. Made a bit more sense to me this time.

Hex, by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Really freaky book, must read if you're a fan of horror, was not prepared for the end.

This Body's Not Big enough for the Both of Us, by Edgar Cantero

One of the funniest books I've read in awhile. I loved the spin on the noir detective genre and the self awareness just adds to how good it is. If you liked Meddling Kids, check it out.

I started Firestarter, by Stephen King

Looking forward to reading this one. One of the few King novels I haven't read yet.

I'm halfway through Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami. I'm not yet sure if I like it or not - I'll probably wait until the ending to decide. While the writing is less-than-stellar (just like Norwegian Wood), the plot and the mysteries are definitely interesting enough for me to keep going; I really hope for a solid explanation, considering all the bizarre stuff that has been happening in the last 200 pages - even though for me weirdness is a selling point.

I'll probably start Logic: A Very Short Introduction next.

Just finished Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. Just started reading The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac. Both books kinda make me want to just forget everything and run away.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Love it so far. Have no idea where it's going or why there are talking cats, but the journey is excellent.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

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It may well be my new favorite book. I feel like it's been leaking into my real life and I'm left with this deeply surreal feeling.

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Like after finishing any of my favorites, I feel like I've lost and gained a friend at the same time.

Finished The Comedown, by Rebekah Frumkin

Started Dune, by Frank Herbert and Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Finished The Near Witch, by V.E. Schwab

Not my favourite book I've read so far this year but I enjoyed it. Felt the end was rushed and that the chapters could have been longer but not bad.

Started Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

2nd time reading it and while it's strange, I love this book so much.

Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami

Kafka On The Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Just finished this weekend. First time ever reading Murakami. Had no idea what to expect before starting. Didn’t read any reviews beforehand.

Just got started on Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. It's my first Murakami book so I'm interested to see how it goes

Also finished A River in Darkness, by Masaji Ishikawa recently

Finished Assassins Quest, by Robin Hobb I really like the world, but I could do with a little less mopey reflection

Starting Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami This is bizarre in all the right ways and I’m hooked completely.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

When I first started reading it I was super into it, but about halfway through I put it down with the intention of not finishing it. It just didn't seem to be going anywhere (even now, having finished it, I can't remember much of the purpose of the beginning-to-middle). I picked it up on a whim a few days ago and gave it one more chapter to impress me and it did. Powered through it in three days. Gonna have to look up some analyses though...

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Sputtering through: Cre Na Cille (The Dirty Dust), by Mairtin O Caidhain and translated by Alan Titley. I'm about a third of the way through and I'm struggling. It's always tough putting a book down, especially when you've got through a sizable chunk of it, but I'm not overly enjoying it.

With that in mind, I'm thinking of starting: The Circle and the Equator, by Kyra Giorgi, A Manual for Cleaning Women, by Lucia Berlin, or Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Just finished :

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

Currently reading :

Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah

Crime and Punishment, by Fiodor Dostoïevski

Started Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami My first Murakami, wish me luck.

Well I just stopped at about 60% done reading Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami I wasn't invested at all and only mildly curious about the few questions I had. And I wanted to do Infinite Summer so I started Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace, I've read it before and loved it so I wanted to read it again.

I finished The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks yesterday. I did not like it very much because it a) was surprisingly sexist and b) did not bring anything new to the fantasy genre, so i abandoned the rest of the trilogy.

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I started Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami and 60 pages in i am beginning to feel that dreamlike wonder i rembember from reading hardboiled wonderland last year.

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami

How to read a book, by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

Finished:

The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn

Started:

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Finished:

Erebus, by Michael Palin. The story of HMS Erebus and her voyages with HMS Terror in the mid 17th century. Palin makes use of the extensive journals and letters that were kept by the officers during the voyages and we really get to know the characters on board. The book also provides some nice insights into Victorian society.

Started:

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami.