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Kafka on the Shore

Written by: Haruki Murakami
Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Oliver Le Sueur
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 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and one of the world’s greatest storytellers comes “an insistently metaphysical mind-bender” (The New Yorker) about a teenager on the run and a deceptively simple old man.

Now with a new introduction by the author.

Here we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and the elderly Nakata, who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.

“As powerful as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.... Reading Murakami ... is a striking experience in consciousness expansion.”—Chicago Tribune Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Destiny

What the critics say

“As powerful as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.... Reading Murakami ... is a striking experience in consciousness expansion.” —The Chicago Tribune

“An insistently metaphysical mind-bender.”
—The New Yorker

“If he has not achieved that status already, Haruki Murakami is on course to becoming the most widely read Japanese writer outside Japan, past or present.”
—The New York Times
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Always wanted to read this book but I'm too busy to read an actual book. Good thing it's on audible! Nice narration overall

This book is such a good find

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I’ve read multiple books by Murakami, but nothing touched me more than this one. A constant tasteful mix of reality with unlimited range of theories and possibilities. The book is a metaphor, a poem about youth, search of love and tying to make sense of this world.

Unforgettable journey

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This is the second book I've read by this author, and wow - such an incredible, weird, intriguing, compelling, and thoughtful story. This is an absolute must-read, I will be recommending to everyone I know. The narration is superb, the two narrators have very distinct voices that lend perfectly to the tone of their respective characters. I don't want to say too much about it as to keep the story for you to discover on your own, but this is one of my top 5 audio books of all time. Give yourself the gift of discovering this story.

So Weird, SO GOOD!!

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I really like the way is was written. The characters and the plot is awesome as always with this amazing writer, i have to say it reminds me a little bit of other books from him. I would recommend this book to someone who has experience listening to audio books but just starting to like them, because I have to say it’s long but the story is very engaging.

If you know Haruki murakami

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There were aspects of this story I loved and those I could do without. At any case it's a unique story you could some how relate to or at least wish you encounter such characters or situations.

Loved the message from one of the main characters

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For me, the key to reading/listening to Haruki Murakami’s books is to forget analyzing what’s going on and just enjoy it in small chunks. The story starts to reveal itself as you become attached to the central characters. I can’t begin to outline the story but there are talking cats, visitations from a beautiful and mysterious ghost, mackerels falling from the sky like rain and a terrifying murderer. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I loved it. In fact 1Q84 and Kafka on the Shore have changed my reading preferences. I rarely read fiction of any kind, preferring history, mostly. Now, thanks to HM, I head for the fiction section.
I suspect that this review won’t be much help to prospective readers but you might be pleasantly surprised.

Strange and beautiful book.

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I am a huge fan of Murakami. I find all his writing intriguing but after reading Kafka on the Shore I am shocked to find it competing with the perfection of 1Q84 for number one in my heart. Unforgettable characters. Throat-grabbing stories. Mind-bending ideas that I will puzzle over in my dreams for some time to come. I will have to ask my neighbour’s cat to help me decide which one I love best.

I would highly recommend anything by Haruki Murakami and Kafka on the Shore is an excellent place to begin.

Quietly Mind-blowing

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If you are looking for something unique, deep and entertaining, this is the book for you.

Well Written and Well Performed

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A story of self-discovery. Well developed characters. Through metaphors and adventure aspects of the human condition that are hard to put into words, are. The transformation of forgiveness is palpable.

Deeply moved by this story

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It has great reviewed, and always in a top of the books by this author. But I didn’t expect that kind of details, not be spoil a story. But it is not for everyone.
The performance is great thought.

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