He's early 30s, a lawyer (though currently unemployed), married, and living a nice comfortable life. So Toru is about as average as a guy can be. I think? But the fact that Murakami uses the same name is just another example of his unconventionality.or maybe it's a just an oversight? Or a coincidence? Or maybe it is the same person? Damn you, Murakami, for making me overthink everything! Or bless you, I'm not sure which.) (Toru is also the name of the narrator in Norwegian Wood, but that Toru is Toru Watanabe, so the Toru here is a different Toru. But really, it's the story of a fellow named Toru Okada. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, if you're not familiar, is not about a bird (well, it's a little bit about a bird). But my 11-years-ago self would be VERY disappointed in me if he knew it took me 11 years to finally get to Wind-Up Bird. I'm glad to see my stance on Amazon has remained consistent lo these 11 years. (Quick detour: Reading Murakami's opus gave me the occasion to revisit this post I wrote in 2011 about being a new Murakami fan. But now I have! And I'm upset I put it off so long. I love a lot of his short fiction too, and I annoyingly foist What I Talk About When I Talk About Running on all my running friends.Īnd so when you tell people you're a huge Haruki Murakami fan, they're always like, "But bro, have you even read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle?" Until now, my answer was a sheepish no.
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