Into the Forest discussion

This is the place to start discussing The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. No spoilers, please.

I have a copy and have one book to read before I can start!

hopefully it will be take me just a week before I start .

Oh wow, the audiobook is 26 hours! I will be reading this instead of listening, ha. Maybe in a few weeks?

Since this one's long-ish I won't be starting until around August 1st.

Margaret wrote: "Oh wow, the audiobook is 26 hours! I will be reading this instead of listening, ha. Maybe in a few weeks?"

See, this is the biggest obstacle in my listening to more books: it takes significantly more time to listen than read, and I'm a pretty impatient reader. LOL

On audio, I usually speed books up to 1.5 or even higher. I find the narrators' natural reading speed way too slow.

I have to say though that Murakami does write some chunky books. I hope you enjoy this one. I'm a fan of his.

Leah wrote: "See, this is the biggest obstacle in my listening to more books: it takes significantly more time to listen than read, and I'm a pretty impatient reader. LOL"

I have the same problem! ;)

Amanda wrote: "On audio, I usually speed books up to 1.5 or even higher. I find the narrators' natural reading speed way too slow."

That sounds like a great idea! I have to try it out.

I used to like Murakami very much and I've read most of his books (including this one). I think I get bored eventually. I won't be doing a rereading, but I will take a look at the discussion.

Like Amanda, I always speed up to 1.5. I listen to audiobooks while I'm shelving books at work, ha. So it doesn't really replace my physical reading. Most of the time I listen to audiobooks that are 8 hours or less since I only work at the bookstore one day a week now. And there are a lot like that!

This book is taking a while to get into. I'm at chapter 7 and not drawn in. It is very different from Kafka on the Shore, which captivated me right away.

I have not started yet , I am away and do not have the book with me , hopefully will start next week .

Niledaughter wrote: "I have not started yet , I am away and do not have the book with me , hopefully will start next week ."

I'm not going to give up on it, but if you are expected anything like Kafka on the Shore, so talking cats, ghosts, parallel universes etc you might be disappointed. Had I not been expecting all that, I might be liking the book more for what it is. I am only at 185 pages so it might change.

I'm about 60 pages in and am quite enjoying it. I like how weird the characters are. It's interesting how Murakami hooked me so fast when really nothing has happened! I'm switching between audiobook and print, so tomorrow I should be able to listen to a good chunk at work.

Margaret wrote: "I'm about 60 pages in and am quite enjoying it. I like how weird the characters are. It's interesting how Murakami hooked me so fast when really nothing has happened! I'm switching between audioboo..."


I ended up really enjoying it! Its like you say, even when nothing happens Murakami makes the most mundane things interesting.

I was really happy with the reading selections this month. Murakami and classic Japanese ghost stories are two of my favorite things, and the approach of autumn is the perfect time to read them!

Suki wrote: "I was really happy with the reading selections this month. Murakami and classic Japanese ghost stories are two of my favorite things, and the approach of autumn is the perfect time to read them!"

Yay! I agree, though it hardly feels like Autumn yet here in the South. It was 95 degrees Fahrenheit today in Tennessee.

I am just starting chapter 11 and I am loving this book! i didn't have any expectations starting out, but enjoying the philosophical turn it has taken.