Author: Haruki Murakami

Publication Date: October 2005

2026-03-21 2 min read Sincheenz

I listened to the audiobook version of Kafka on the Shore and I think the voice changeovers were excellent. You could really experience each one distinctly. A very strong performance overall.

I enjoyed the characters Nakata and Oshima the most. Johnny Walker and Colonel Sanders the least. As for the book itself, the story, or should I say the stories, were all unique, and the writing style is very fascinating. It intertwines many ideas and messages into different narratives and then brings them together in the end.

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The World According to Garp

Author: John Irving Publication Date: 1978

2024-03-08 2 min read Sincheenz

Weirdest book I have read. It is so full of sex and so full of death. Sex not in a vulgar way, just sex as it is. And the same goes for death. There is a lot of gloom, but death is inevitable, and you just accept it. I wish so many people didn’t have to die, though, and the manner in which they did was the weirdest.

There are several short stories inside this story, and it is all very complex. But I had to finish it, and now I am both happy and confused. Happy that there was an ending—and one that I was okay with. It didn’t disappoint me. I am confused because, despite all the drama and strangeness in this book, it conveyed strong messages, and I wish it didn’t end.

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