I have been a huge Murakami fan since I found out about him. Last year, I went through a phase where I read a bunch of his books back to back. So it should come as no surprise that I wanted to read After Hours as soon as it came out. While the book was good and a little weird, it didn't measure up to typical Murakami at all. He is normally so incredibly fantastical and his stories are so involved, so amazing, so mind-blowing that you cannot put the book down. This was an easy read but it wasn't nearly as amazing as most of the other books by him. Yet, I cannot wait for the next one.