"I can never say what I want to say, it’s been like that for a while now. I try to say something, but all I get are the wrong words- the wrong words or the exact opposite words from what I mean. I try to correct myself, and that only makes it worse. I lose track of what I was trying to say to begin with. It’s like I’m split in two and playing tag with myself. One half is chasing the other half around this big, fat post. The other me has the right words, but this me can’t catch her."
Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
David Bowie: I’m Afraid Of Americans
"But they did look happy on this pleasant early afternoon in late September, and because of that I felt a kind of loneliness new to me, as if I were the only one here who was not truly a part of the scene."
Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
time turner
"Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment."
Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
I started this book not actually knowing what it was about and after two chapters, gave in and read the blurb on the back. Being the super slow reader that I am, I usually take about a month to finish a book- I read this in about 2 weeks (which for me is really fast). I would now probably name it as a favourite!!
After reading the book so quickly I watched the film adaptation because everyone said how amazing it was. It didn’t disappoint, though I would recommend reading the book first because if I hadn’t, I would have been a little confused about certain things.
The same as with every book vs movie adaptation: the book was obviously better because there was more background information etc. In the film Kevin (mainly when he was older) didn’t come across as being as deceivingly menacing as he did in the book and a lot of the subtleties were lost which was such a disappointment. But a really beautiful movie nonetheless.
The book was a little hard to get in to at first, probably because I had no idea what it was about, but after the first few chapters (or letters, since it is told as a series of letters from Kevin’s mother to his father) I got so in to it I used every spare moment I had to read.
Next book: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
currently reading: Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Kevin
(on a side note: handmade bookmarks available here)
