Ratings27
Average rating3.6
At age twenty, Eiji goes to Tokyo to search for the wealthy father he's never known. He stumbles upon the hidden power centers of the Japanese underworld and instead of finding his father, finds himself.
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this is a very disheartening dnf because i was soooo hyped about this book
but the writing style is just not for me, too dense too confusing & all over the place
and too many scifi shit going on with no simple explanation
This book is a tantalizing ride through many dreams and realities experienced by Eiji Miyake. A 20 year-old looking for his father, who he has never met, in the bustling city of Tokyo. Which is of course a demanding task in a city so big and with all kinds of people distracting one from their initial mission.[a:David Mitchell 4565 David Mitchell http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1347623450p2/4565.jpg] is quite a genius and in my opinion one of the best contemporary writers the Commonwealth has to offer. He should be awarded a Man Booker in stead of just being long and short listed. It is clear he has submerged himself in other cultures (apparently living in Japan for 8 years),moving through different cultures and times as well as places in his novels. If you like intricate webs of stories within stories and different writing styles in one book you'll enjoy this book thoroughly.afterthought:I'm not sure but I think it is an homage to [a:Haruki Murakami 3354 Haruki Murakami http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1350230608p2/3354.jpg]. The book title is a reference to a song by John Lennon and is according to one the protagonist's many dreams a sequel to Norwegian Wood ([b:Norwegian Wood 11297 Norwegian Wood Haruki Murakami http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320451630s/11297.jpg 2956680] is a song by the Beatles and a book by Murakami). But I cannot be sure, as I have never read anything by Murakami (but am sure to do so quickly).
DNF - At 65% I concluded that life is too short to waste on a writer's failed experiment.
I need to learn to arrive at these conclusions sooner.
this is a very disheartening dnf because i was soooo hyped about this book
but the writing style is just not for me, too dense too confusing & all over the place
and too many scifi shit going on with no simple explanation