I've read this novel a few weeks ago and was completely blown away by this book. All I thought was "jeez, someone PLEASE make an anime from this!"

The narrative presents two aparently distinct but interrelated plots: the first follows the trajetory of a 15-year-old runaway boy named Kafka in the search of his missing mother and sister, at the same time as he runs away from his father's curse. The other plot tells the story of an old aged man named Nakata, which has the strange hability to talk to cats.

I highly recommend this book to everybody. I'm specially attracted to fantasy and surrealism and this book has became one of my top 5 of all time. It moved me, impressed me, made me curious and nervous, happy and disgusted. Really messed up my feelings.
If anyone here already read it, feel free to comment your impressions!!

Im so glad I met a fellow Murakami lover here! I havent personally read "Kafka on the Shore" yet...its on my bucket list. But ive just finished "The End of the World and the Hardboiled Woderland."
Have you tried it?

I also haven't gotten to "Kafka on the Shore" but I've read "Norwegian Wood," Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki," "A Wild Sheep Chase," "After the Quake," and I'm almost done with "1Q84," and I just started "The Wind-up Bird Chronacle." I come on here every so often in the hopes of finding Murakami lovers haha I'm happy now! I got called a not so nice name for assuming a kids handle on an app called Fade was a nod to "Sputnik Sweatheart" so I've been timid to pursue Murakami fans.

Murakami is a prolific writer and his works are highly revered in our modern society. I must confess that his very unorthodox way of combining real life and fantasy is extremely interesting and has even managed to capture the attention of a hermit such as myself.
As the participants above had so rightly put it,"Kafka on the Shore" has been the author's most memorable story. I find "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle" and "1Q84" vying for the same position whilst "Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki" could take third.
A note: Murakami has opened up an agony uncle section on his website which fans can check out.

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I've read "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki" and I have to say it's one of my favourite books of all the time. I don't know why but that book, it has a simple story and all but somehow I drowned on it and it was perfect. I just really love that book!! Also I started reading "Norwegian Wood".

Actually, Kafka on the Shore was the first and only Murakami's book I've read so far! I've already bought 1Q84 but haven't yet started it. Glad to see so many other recommendations here! I can already see my admiration for this author growing more and more when I finally get to read his other novels! Thank you guys!

I think "Tsukuru" was my favorite book because I just loved the character Haida. I got so upset when I got to the end and realized that we weren't told what happened to him. I really like his more grounded works so far.

"After Dark" is also another good book, but it isn't as good as "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" since there are a lot of points that weren't explained. It has a great atmosphere when reading it, like a dreamy and sketch underworld... I recommend it to readers who love mystery.