Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is one of my
favorite books of all time. i must say, though, that i don't
think it's actually very hard-boiled at all. briefly, it
alternates 2 stories, one of a fantasy world (for want of a
better term) and the other of the modern world which, in
turn, starts to become a sort of fantasy. i suppose the
hard-boiled aspect of the book comes from the fact that main
character is constantly being threaten or directed for
reasons he cannot fathom. his life is very much out of his
own hands, but he doesn't know why. a truly phenomenal
reading experience.
martha fischer
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> Also, has anyone ready _Hard-Boiled Wonderland and
the End of the
> World_ by
> Haruki Murakami? "An unnerving, fantastic tale of
technological
> espionage,
> brainwave tampering, and the most lyrical sort of
fear and loathing."
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