After dark haruki murakami review5/22/2023 ![]() We can zoom in on bits that interest us, but we cannot get involved. I could have stayed wandering around Tokyo at night much longer than the time Murakami allowed me.įrom the opening lines of the book we, the readers, are told that we are voyeurs. The front cover just calls out to you “read me, read me.” The only problem with this book is that it is short. From the moment I read the back cover, I had a happy warm feeling in my tummy. ![]() Review: If you read our featured author post you will know that I love Murakami’s writing and this book was no exception. Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night? But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the television screen, even though it’s plug has been pulled out. Meanwhile Mari’s beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is ‘too perfect, too pure’ to be normal it has lasted for two months. ![]() Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari’s help. The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Synopsis: (from the Back Cover): Eyes mark the shape of the city ![]()
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