Tag Archives: Haruki Murakami

Cas on a hot town roof

Earlier today I was sitting on the roof of my flat in my pants reading the latest Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shore is a typically strange tale superficially about a dull child who runs away to from home to … Continue reading

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August 2004 Reading List

Books I read this month: Le Ton beau de Marot – Douglas Hofstadter DH is the worst kind of nerd churned out by the American school system. A pathological need to over-achieve in every field and mistaking cleverness for wisdom. … Continue reading

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Literate Year – January

one of my new year’s resolutions was to keep a note of the books i read this year, here’s what i got through in january: Don’t Panic – Neil Gaiman A good book for Douglas Adams/HHGTTG anoraks – recently revised … Continue reading

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wonderland

I was in close proximity to a hero of mine on Thursday. And as I should have expected, it wasn’t quite like I expected. Haruki Murakami was giving his first public appearance in this country at the Prince Charles cinema. … Continue reading

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