Dan Raines’s Reviews > South of the Border, West of the Sun > Status Update
Dan Raines
is on page 102 of 190
Just like that the girl of his childhood shows up on what seems like a whim at first but actually she was agonizing about it for months. Hajime really needs so much reassurance from her like a child clinging to his mother in a way. The woman of his fondest memories from childhood and his greatest obsession in adulthood is back and she’s asking him to ask nothing about her life up until now.
— 20 hours, 34 min ago
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Dan Raines
is on page 126 of 190
Hajime is rapidly approaching the point of no return with lying to his wife and barely being able to control himself from cheating on his wife in the physical sense. He’s already in this deep emotional affair with shimamoto
— 1 hour, 26 min ago
Dan Raines
is on page 67 of 190
Hajime’s life seemed so mundane up until he followed that woman in shibuya. I’m gathering he really is just chasing after childhood familiarity and this idealized version of shimamoto but I could be wrong
— Jun 28, 2026 10:51AM
Dan Raines
is on page 19 of 190
Adolescence, the development of thoughts ,interests, and learning how to connect with childhood friends. This is my first murakami book and I’m already very interested in what’s to come of this story!
— Jun 24, 2026 11:24AM
