It's amazing what a different perspective i have now when reading "On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April" again. A little more forlorn? A little less whimsical? What a difference a... more

It's amazing what a different perspective i have now when reading "On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April" again. A little more forlorn? A little less whimsical? What a difference a decade makes.

já quase no fim do livro e ainda não surgiu uma história de que pensasse "não gostei"... cativante :)

The end of Sheep Chase was so good I had to check out Murakami again. And I heard the Sheep Man makes an appearance again.

"It had been raining that day from morning to night -- the kind of soft, monotonous, misty rain that often falls at that time of the year, washing away bit by bit the memories of summer burned into... more

"It had been raining that day from morning to night -- the kind of soft, monotonous, misty rain that often falls at that time of the year, washing away bit by bit the memories of summer burned into the earth. Coursing down the gutters, all those memories flowed into the sewers and rivers, to be carried to the deep, dark ocean."

This is what I love about Murakami. He can make his readers think so deep even for the simplest and littlest things.

I poured myself a second cup of coffee and read the story again from the beginning to end. Actually, it was a pretty strange article -- the kind that might excite Sherlock Holmes. "Look at this... more

I poured myself a second cup of coffee and read the story again from the beginning to end. Actually, it was a pretty strange article -- the kind that might excite Sherlock Holmes. "Look at this, Watson," he'd say, tapping his pipe. "A very interesting article. Very interesting indeed."

"There are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we accumulate." - A Window

"Madam madam madam, don't you see? Don't you see? I've come here to propose to you. From deep deep deep down deep down deep. I had to crawl all the way up here up here up. Awful, it was awful, I had... more

"Madam madam madam, don't you see? Don't you see? I've come here to propose to you. From deep deep deep down deep down deep. I had to crawl all the way up here up here up. Awful, it was awful, I had to dig and dig and dig. Look at how it ruined my claws! I could never have done this if I meant you any harm, any harm. I love you. I love you so much I couldn't stop it anymore down deep down deep. I crawled my way up to you, I had to, I had to. They all tried to stop me, but I couldn't stand it anymore. And think of the courage that it took, please, took. What if you thought it was rude and presumptuous, rude and presumptuous, for a creature like me to propose to you?
" - The Little Green Monster

"Until now, I had conceived of sleep as a kind of model for death. I had imagined death as an extension of sleep. A far deeper sleep than ordinary sleep. A sleep devoid of all consciousness. Eternal... more

"Until now, I had conceived of sleep as a kind of model for death. I had imagined death as an extension of sleep. A far deeper sleep than ordinary sleep. A sleep devoid of all consciousness. Eternal rest. A total blackout." -- Sleep

Started last night. Now reading: The Kangaroo Communique