The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

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Author

Haruki Murakami

Year

1994

Category

Surreal literary fiction

Vibe

Wells, missing cats, and the kind of loneliness you hear in fluorescent light

My take

Peak ‘what the hell did I just read’ in the best way; it’s messy and occasionally indulgent, but the mood is so specific I find myself going back just to sit in it for a while.