This book is highly recommended to all of you who are book lovers, especially if you like to read love stories. Haruki Murakami is an amazing writer, he's able to make me imagine every scene and situation in the book as if it's real.
The story took place in Japan, 1960s. It's about teenagers - Toru, Naoko, Midori, Kizuki, Nagasawa, and Hatsumi - who have to struggle with their family issues, relationship issues, and studies through their teenage lives.
It gave you pretty much a good idea of what's happening in Tokyo, Japan during 1960s. About college life, the studies and parties. Although my university life was different from the main role, Toru, but I could imagine what he had gone through.
Funny and weird people, those whom you could relate to, those who you don't understand their way of thinking, and those who you think always in their own world detached from reality. Being teenager is hard. I always think that teenagers are in the middle, neither here nor there.
When I read the book, I guess it never occurred to me that death of a loved one could affect someone tremendously. Well, I never had a close friend or relatives who attempted suicide, thankfully. But I could understand how life at times makes you feel that you just want to end it at one point.
I love the way Haruki Murakami describes people, their appearances and personalities; and also places. It was vivid, as if it's real.
I can't wait to watch the movie
Ps: The movie was good! But if you don't read the book, you may not fully understand the movie.
*Picture is borrowed from here.
