Jack’s Reviews > South of the Border, West of the Sun > Status Update

not great, not terrible, but i am having to push myself some to finish this.

Kirkus reviews wrote,
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it’s only middling Murakami—what we—all have to make do with until the next wild sheep or wind-up bird comes along.
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The full review is here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

I restarted this from the beginning trying to sort out my feelings of the main character, Hajime. Memory is key in shaping the his identity and his relationships with others. Hajime is haunted by memories of his childhood friend, Shimamoto.

Listening the the English audiobook version.