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Before that though, I just thought I'd leave a few posers for people to ponder (and perhaps reply to in the comments section):
1) What did you think of Toru and his behaviour?
2) Did the tone of nostalgia strike a chord with you, or did you find it hard to empathise with the characters?
3) Norwegian Wood is a much 'straighter' novel than much of Murakami's work - did you enjoy the realistic tone, or would you have preferred his usual twists on reality?
P.S. Did you know that the original title is based on a mistranslation? In the original song, the 'wood' referred to is a wooden floor, but the Japanese translation is actually 'wood' as in a group of trees... Murakami kept the mistranslation as it suits his themes :)
If you'd like to comment on these questions (or anything else...), please feel free to ;) And now, the reviews...
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