Epinions Recent Reviews for The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: this book made me CRY on the subway.

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:52:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author robbit - i cried on the subway when i was reading this book... like many of haruki murakami's novels, it's a bit of a downer... a loser guy...he has lost his lover...he's looking for her...yada yada...but in a great way. this book is a masterpiece... so many...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: THE WIND UP BIRD SINGS

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:28:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author neilg1 - This novel developed from a story by Murakami called The Wind Up Bird and Tuesday's Women,which is an early version of the first couple of chapters of this book. That story was somewhat below par for Murakami, lost in translation. However, it has been...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: Noboru Wataya, where are you?

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 18:49:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jordan_tar - I've just recently discovered the brilliant work of Haruki Murakami, and I've already fallen in love...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: Extrodinary Things Happen to an Ordinary Guy

Thu, 5 Dec 2002 01:28:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tofumaster - Let me start off by saying that this is my favorite book of all time. I think you could read it a million times over and find something startling and novel and deep every time.

This book is truly an English teacher's dream: every scene is...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: Shape Without Form, Shade Without Colour: Murakami's Paradoxically Pleasant The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:18:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfunk75 - Haruki Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is a good combination of the weirdness that turned me off his "A Wild Sheep Chase", and the transcendent beauty that had me gushing over his "Norwegian Wood". Thankfully, he's taken what didn't work in the...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: RMM's review of "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle"

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 14:45:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redmethodman - "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is a book that has clearly been very heavily influenced by David Lynch (or maybe it's the other way around, but that isn't really important), and as such it shares many traits of his movies: great storytelling, bizarre...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: 607 pages of Beauty

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:47:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I was directed to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by two friends. After hearing so much about them I picked up the novel expecting to be instantly blown away.

Instead I was lured into a captivating and engaging story. Murakami has an amazing...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: MURAKAMI MESSES WITH YOUR MIND

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:05:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wildsheep - In many ways this book is fairly typical of previous efforts by the author. The main protaganist has the same hallmarks of alienation and rejection as in earlier novels such as "Wild Sheep Chase". The plot combines mundane reality with more out...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and by Jay Rubin: A Strange Bird Sings

Sat, 3 Jun 2000 19:28:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author eric_james - I confess I had not previously heard of Murakami, but when I saw his book, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, I noted to myself that this version was translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin, and that Murakami had himself translated English writers such...