I first read Murakami's Norwegian Wood when I was still living in a boy's dormitory some years back. Tossing up endlessly on top of my bed for a few nights, I dreamt I was Toru Watanabe, back in the 1960s in his college dormitory in the restless Tokyo. In the afternoon, I would go out of my dorm's balcony while reading the book, and pretend I'm at Midori's own balcony, watching a building growing fire at some distance. To say I was hooked is an understatement because I even bought The Great Gatsby halfway of the Norwegian Wood, and started reading the two books in parallel just so I can fully breath what exactly is Toru was feeling at that time. I didn't finish The Great Gatsby though, because Norwegian Wood ended so damn frustrating I was depressed for several days.
Now, Norwegian Wood is a movie. All I could think of is how to watch it. The problem is most movie theaters in Tokyo are in Japanese. I hope I could find one that has English subtitles at the end of the week. Cross your fingers Toru.
Norwegian Wood of The Beatles is playing. The photo I took a few months ago.
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So a movie trailer this weekend and now I have to wait for the 16th when there will be an official premier! though the critique of the film I`ve read is not quite positive.
i hope you found a theater with subtitles....i think i am going to get this book....you made it seem so intriguing...
when I was 12, I saw the book. And I promised to myself that oneday I would buy and read Norwegian Wood by myself.
But now I never see the book in the bookstore. How sad.
hi there.i hope you found one with subtitles.can you let me know if you did because i really want to go and i really want to read the great gatsby too...
hi,
i read that Norwegian Wood too,..it is awesome!by the way....lucky you in tokyo! i love the city...
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