Book: Kafka on the Shore
Author: Hakuri Murakami
Reviewer: Richard Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

A couple of years ago someone recommended Haruki Murakami’s novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and I read it and was mesmerized by the surreal world he created. I’ve read several more since then and had the same reaction. I recently read Kafka on the Shore and nominate it for this year’s best. I plan to plunge into 1q84 if I can overcome my intimidation by its 944 pages.