Pădurea norvegiană by Haruki Murakami6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() For me, I saw his delusion / slip out of reality as him inheriting the 'illness' from Naoko, that she inherited from Kizuki the night she 'moved on' from him (the night Toru and her slept together. Spoiler As for the ending of the novel - at first I was left a bit puzzled, then I reached my own interpretation, whether or not it is what was intended I am unsure of. Sometimes, often rather, I would be too moved to continue reading and first had to process what I just read. Murakami's matter of fact style writing was refreshing yet deeply touching I felt myself moved to tears several times throughout the book. To say the least, this book was extremely emotional, for me at least, and left me feeling completely drained and empty. ![]() As a first time reader of Murakami, I didn't know quite what to expect whether the book would be emotional, light-hearted, disappointing. ![]()
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