For sheer love of a thumping narrative, the novel delivers gloriously-Inventive, alluring'
David Mitchell, Guardian

Wonderful-Magical and outlandish
Daily Mail

Cool, fluent and addictive
Daily Telegraph

Hypnotic, spellbinding
The Times

A magnificently bewildering achievement-Brilliantly conceived, bold in its surreal scope, sexy and driven by a snappy plot-Exuberant storytelling
Independent on Sunday

Addictive-Exhilarating-A pleasure
Evening Standard

Murakami's most addictive fix to date
Independent

Engrossing and wildly inventive
Times Literary Supplement

A remarkable writer
Jay McInerney,

‘Laden with philosophical overtones and enchanting wit’
Catherine Humble, Observer

richly inventive.
Christina Koning, The Times

Murakami's exquisitely simple prose and deft evocation of the surreal are captivating and sublime.
Sunday Times

Andrew Cohen 29 June 2010

Murakami's effortless blend of fantasy and realism makes for a delightfully engaging read in this novel. The two central characters, Kafka & Nakata, are vivid and meticulously drawn. As we follow their seemingly unrelated stories, the narrative depicts a loss of innocence through the child and a sense of childlike wonder through the old man's experience, urging the reader to reconnect with their own history. A very entertaining and captivating read.

Farsan Farahani 27 May 2011

“kafka on the shore” by haruki murakami is definitely one of the most destructivist novels i have ever read. almost nothing is by the book. people appear and disappear in the story without serving any purposes, too many loose ends left to the readers imaginations, the main characters are undeveloped and at the same time a side character is over-developed. surreal events like raining fish and leeches, random characters like kfc’s colonel sanders and johnnie walker play important roles even though their job is pimping and cat killing, and so many other unconventional adventures.

characters cannot escape their fate despite their best efforts, and at the same time they are contented and even happy to surrender to their destiny, as if stoicism is ruling the world. nothing is defined as a rigid rule, there is no right and wrong, there is no predefined relationships, no taboos, no sacred objects, everything shapes as the story progresses and as colonel sanders explains:

every object is in flux. the earth, time, concepts, love, life, faith, justice, evil – they’re all fluid and in transition. they don’t stay in one form or in one place forever.

all in all the story is very fun, full of surprises, full of metaphors, and of course strongly recommended.
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