I read Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage because it’s Murakami and i’ve been waiting for this book to come out in English ever since I heard it was out in Japan. I waited and waited and got it the day it came out.
And it didn’t disappoint. Because Murakami doesn’t disappoint.
For me, it wasn’t as wonderful as some of his earlier works I love, but i still found it intriguing and it has all the characteristic Murakami touches. If you’re a big Murakami fan like I am, I’m sure you’ve already read this. If you haven’t read him before, start with something like Kafka on the Shore or The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
I read this last year and liked it quite a bit, although I definitely found it melancholy. It was my first Murakami and I found it more approachable than I expected to — I gather some of his other books are a bit more “out there”. 🙂