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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Von: Haruki Murakami
Gesprochen von: Kirby Heyborne
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 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle comes a relentlessly inventive novel that dives deep into the very nature of consciousness.

“Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

Across two parallel narratives, Murakami draws readers into a mind-bending universe in which Lauren Bacall, Bob Dylan, a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters collide to dazzling effect. What emerges is a hyperkinetic novel that is at once hilariously funny and a deeply serious meditation on the nature and uses of the mind. Belletristik Fantasy Magischer Realismus Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Zeitgenössische Fantasy

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“Murakami’s bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks.” –The Washington Post Book World

“He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style.” –Los Angeles Times Magazine

“Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka.” –Philadelphia Inquirer

“Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work.” –The Atlantic

“Murakami’s gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review

“[A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread.” –Esquire

“An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka’s castle, Borges’s library, and the Prisoner’s TV village.” –Village Voice Literary Supplement

“Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami’s Japanese.” –The Times (London)

“His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent.” –Details
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Though I like Murikami very much, I found the explanations of what is happening in this book, especially the part playing in Tokyo, too far-fetched. You almost need an engineering degree to follow it. The message he is trying to convey is quite classical, though, and had nothing to do with engineering. Very good story telling by Kirby Heyborne, as always.

One of Murakami’s lesser books

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Flat and uninteresting characters in a flat and uninteresting world. I have always been hoping there would be something more to the story, but the emotional and philosophical depth I was expecting never came. There is no feeling of suspence or consequences while the story progresses. And what about the unnecessary weird sexist comments and fetishisation of women? Even after taking a pause from listening to this book, and giving the story another chance it did not get better.

Meh.

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