The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

This book is Japanese 100 Years of Solitude. Well, that may not be entirely true, but in many ways it reminded me of that book. I think it was all the magic-realism. While it was set in modern times, in what seemed to be a normal universe, sometimes things happened that didn't seem entirely probable.

Overall this book was extremely well-written and intriguing. For the most part I really enjoyed the book. Occasionally it got a little weird, and there was one chapter in particular that was a little graphically violent, but overally it was a really good book. Although I was a little disappointed with the ending. It just wasn't what I had expected.

This book definitely isn't for everyone, but I would recommend at least giving it a try. It is definitely interesting, and I enjoyed the look at Japanese culture.