Here's looking forward to the next one, some time soon I hope!. Makes me want to read a few more reviews, write-ups and what-have-yous to study & understand a little more about the book, this being my first Murakami and all. An awful pain, but the funny thing is that Im t. Although brilliantly structured and edited, it was a tad too long for comfort - at times tested my patience even, but it was engrossing, thought provoking and a satisfying read as far as I am concerned. 1306 quotes from Kafka on the Shore: To be with her is to feel a pain, like a frozen knife in my chest. Even so, I quite enjoyed some of the metaphors. I am not saying that as a compliment though - may be you cannot write a 'page turner' if the writing is too complicated - debatable now, depending on who you ask. I thought this here translation was done in fairly simple language. You have to present the entire novel in a new language without losing the integrity of the original. It really must be even tougher, at some level, when you think about it. I believe that a translated work is always re-written in its entirety and for which the credit - authorship - if you will, should go entirely to the translator. There are, of course, two aspects when it comes to the writing. Crow (an imagined persona whom Kafka consults for advice when he finds himself in stressful situations) advises Kafka to be tough and strong. Kafka has decided that he will run away from his home in Tokyo on his fifteenth birthday. That said, it was the page turner they promised it would be. Kafka on the Shore Summary Next The Boy Named Crow Kafka Tamura sits in his father’s study. I don't know Japanese so I can't even go 'nicely done Philip Gabriel!! '. Whenever I pick up a translation to read, I can't help wondering if I haven't lost something to it.

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