Norwegian Wood Novel by Haruki Murakami
Oh my God!! What a book!!
The thing about murakami books is that, you can't explain the gist of the story to a person who has not read the book. The depth of the elements of the characters in the story is more than the story in itself. The emotions , tears, laughter, The way how those characters behave, the quality of the characters in the story , the culture of the old Japanese people, the vibe of streets of tokiyo. WOW!!
When you read the book , you zone out of your actual world and get into the then murakami's world, you actually visualize the way how people lived in those times , the mood they all had, the challenges they went through , the old devices they heard for music , the hostel boys life, cigarettes , alcohol and the compassion and understanding women had in those days. Hats off to them.
My favorite character in the book is midori. Wow!! What a women!! After I read the book, I understood that nobody's life is perfect and polished. The way she could be fun , spontaneous , enthusiastic , young, full of life even when she was going through the most toughest times of her life. The way she got the practice of living her life even in the most uncertain period of time and yet doing her responsibilities to the T. Wow!! Instead of crying about her dying father , she was enjoying her meals in the hospital canteen , helping him to pee by placing a mug near his penis and still wasn't complaining if she got grossed out of that.
I am sure we all come across similar characters in our life many times and we will definitely relate to that as you read this book. The way how the characters in the story are so flawed makes the book more beautiful. We will start appreciating the simplest things in our life and not complain about the unnecessary things. This book teaches you one thing, and that is GRATITUDE
I would like to give 4 star ratings out of 5. Please read this book guys, every single line you read is worth your time.
Having said that, I feel there was too much and unnecessary lust details in the book , which makes you feel it was fake . I mean , how can you call a women like she is your aunt and make love to her especially in the time when you just lost your deepest love of your life?
