tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990136218886300615.post207243297114036113..comments2023-06-21T08:43:50.373-05:00Comments on haloonthefloor: bookskenchan13http://www.blogger.com/profile/08681304563252781831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990136218886300615.post-51072566982592504732009-06-01T10:18:42.643-05:002009-06-01T10:18:42.643-05:00I love Murakami's work, particularly Windup Bird a...I love Murakami's work, particularly Windup Bird and Kafka - After Dark was interesting. I imagine you've read some of it by now (I am late to the post :-). The weird creepiness of it is really great.<br /><br />You _may_ also like "<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Miso-Soup-Ryu-Murakami/dp/014303569X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243869054&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">In the Miso Soup</A>" by Ryu Murakami (no relation). It is not as well written, but interesting. A Japanese tour guide for the seedier parts of Tokyo gets involved with an American serial killer.<br /><br />Also "<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Grotesque-Vintage-International-Natsuo-Kirino/dp/1400096596/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243869189&sr=1-2" REL="nofollow">Grotesque</A>" by Natsuro Kirino was interesting, and a tad bizarre. Hard to even describe it. A tad on the perverse side, but not grossly so.<br /><br />I also really liked "The Ring" and "Spiral" by Koji Suzuki, but forget how I felt about "Loop" (the final in the trilogy, worth reading for closure if you like the other two).Darius Whiteplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950956139088139753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990136218886300615.post-59421844536568448522009-05-18T07:56:00.000-05:002009-05-18T07:56:00.000-05:00good point octo.the shelling while they are in the...good point octo.the shelling while they are in the graveyard shook me to the core.kenchan13https://www.blogger.com/profile/08681304563252781831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990136218886300615.post-73571498242941096382009-05-17T15:09:00.000-05:002009-05-17T15:09:00.000-05:00all quiet is simply one of the best war books ever...all quiet is simply one of the best war books ever written, it captures the chaos of ww1(which is a particular favorite subject of mine) and the horror felt by the individuals. today, our weapons allow for fairly distant fighting...but nothing prepares a person for having to decapitate another human being with a small hand shovel. <br /><br />-octoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com