…in 1999 and found an English translation of Pinball, 1973 in a bookshop there. It was a Kodansha imprint, for English learners I think. Anyway, I'd already read a number of Murakami books by that time (Wild Sheep Chase, Dance, Dance, Dance and Wind-up Bird Chronicle), and enjoyed them so I snapped it up. It was an ok read but far from his best (which for me, still remains Wind-up Bird Chronicle). Later, I researched…
I feel Murakami's earlier work was more natural and didn't try too hard. Not all was great, but his best work for me is Wild Sheep Chase. After The Wind Up Bird, he is mostly repeating himself. I don't see much depth in his works, at least in terms of "depth" how I would define it. Murakami is about alot of ideas who are not always connected…
…Window and Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson (Love it -- hilarious, witty, a pleasure to read) "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami (Strange good -- but I'm not sure if I liked it as much as liked "The Wild Sheep Chase") "One hundred years of solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez (Very slow, had a hard time honestly) "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (A fast, exciting read but found the ending unsatisfying. But would recommend)…
……埃里克·德雷克斯勒的《创造的机器》（Engines of Creation），以及我读过的格兰特·卡登的三本书：《10倍法则》（The 10x Rule）、《要么成交，要么被淘汰》（Sell or Be Sold）和《痴迷还是平庸》（Be Obsessed or Be Average）。虚构类：我选迪安·孔茨的《低语之室》（The Whispering Room）。村上春树的《寻羊冒险记》也相当不错。你可以在我的 Goodreads 个人主页上查看我最近（以及更早前）读过的完整书单：https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33942804-phillip-rhodes…
…of Creation by Eric Drexler, as well as the three Grant Cardone books I read: The 10x Rule, Sell or Be Sold and Be Obsessed or Be Average. Fiction: I'll go with The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami was also pretty good. You can see the entire list of what I've read lately (and further back) on my Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33942804-phillip-rhodes…
Murakami is one of my favorite writers. For "classic" Murakami style, which generally has a lot of magical realism, I recommend A Wild Sheep Chase, which is hilarious and quite accessible, and Kafka on the Shore, which is a bit more ethereal. I also really enjoyed Norwegian Wood, but be aware that this is quite different from most of his work. In…
……1999年在那里的一家书店里偶然发现了一本《1973年的弹子球》（Pinball, 1973）的英译本。是讲谈社出版的，我想应该是面向英语学习者的。总之，那时我已经读过村上的好几本书了（《寻羊冒险记》、《舞！舞！舞！》和《奇鸟行状录》），而且都很喜欢，于是果断买下。读起来还行，但远谈不上他最好的作品（对我来说，巅峰依然是《奇鸟行状录》）。后来，我研究了一下……
…in 1999 and found an English translation of Pinball, 1973 in a bookshop there. It was a Kodansha imprint, for English learners I think. Anyway, I'd already read a number of Murakami books by that time (Wild Sheep Chase, Dance, Dance, Dance and Wind-up Bird Chronicle), and enjoyed them so I snapped it up. It was an ok read but far from his best (which for me, still remains Wind-up Bird Chronicle). Later, I researched…
我觉得村上早期的作品更自然，没有用力过猛。虽然并非篇篇神作，但在我看来他最好的作品还是《寻羊冒险记》。在《奇鸟行状录》之后，他基本上就在自我重复了。我觉得他的作品没有多少深度，至少按照我对“深度”的定义来说是这样。村上更偏向于抛出大量并不总是相互关联的脑洞想法……
I feel Murakami's earlier work was more natural and didn't try too hard. Not all was great, but his best work for me is Wild Sheep Chase. After The Wind Up Bird, he is mostly repeating himself. I don't see much depth in his works, at least in terms of "depth" how I would define it. Murakami is about alot of ideas who are not always connected…
村上春树的《寻羊冒险记》（A wild sheep chase）
A wild sheep chase by Haruki Murakami
……窗跳下并消失》（Jonas Jonasson 著，超爱——爆笑、风趣，读起来极享受）；村上春树的《海边的卡夫卡》（透着诡异的精彩——但我不确定自己是不是像喜欢《寻羊冒险记》那样喜欢它）；加西亚·马尔克斯的《百年孤独》（节奏极慢，说实话读得很吃力）；吉莉安·弗琳的《消失的爱人》（节奏明快、刺激，但觉得结局差点意思。不过依然推荐）……
…Window and Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson (Love it -- hilarious, witty, a pleasure to read) "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami (Strange good -- but I'm not sure if I liked it as much as liked "The Wild Sheep Chase") "One hundred years of solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez (Very slow, had a hard time honestly) "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (A fast, exciting read but found the ending unsatisfying. But would recommend)…
……埃里克·德雷克斯勒的《创造的机器》（Engines of Creation），以及我读过的格兰特·卡登的三本书：《10倍法则》（The 10x Rule）、《要么成交，要么被淘汰》（Sell or Be Sold）和《痴迷还是平庸》（Be Obsessed or Be Average）。虚构类：我选迪安·孔茨的《低语之室》（The Whispering Room）。村上春树的《寻羊冒险记》也相当不错。你可以在我的 Goodreads 个人主页上查看我最近（以及更早前）读过的完整书单：https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33942804-phillip-rhodes…
…of Creation by Eric Drexler, as well as the three Grant Cardone books I read: The 10x Rule, Sell or Be Sold and Be Obsessed or Be Average. Fiction: I'll go with The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami was also pretty good. You can see the entire list of what I've read lately (and further back) on my Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33942804-phillip-rhodes…
村上是我最喜欢的作家之一。想要体验“经典”村上风（通常带有大量的魔幻现实主义），我推荐《寻羊冒险记》，诙谐风趣且非常通俗易懂；还有《海边的卡夫卡》，会更加飘渺超现实一些。我也非常喜欢《挪威的森林》，但请注意，这本书和他大部分作品风格迥异。在……
Murakami is one of my favorite writers. For "classic" Murakami style, which generally has a lot of magical realism, I recommend A Wild Sheep Chase, which is hilarious and quite accessible, and Kafka on the Shore, which is a bit more ethereal. I also really enjoyed Norwegian Wood, but be aware that this is quite different from most of his work. In…