Favorite books #10. “There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.” Murakami isn’t for everyone. With multiple storylines that make leaps in time, space and even realities, his novels are filled with ghosts, talking animals, existential ponderings, and often references to WWII. Yet his clean, simple … Continue reading Haruki Murakami – The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994)