David Sheward’s Reviews > The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle > Status Update

The book is taking a weird turn now where the hero is forced to reflect inwardly for long stretches. I watched Antonioni's La Notte on DVD just before reading a chapter and the parallels helped me appreciate the novel. The Italian couple in the film are alienated from each other and lacking a center, much like Murakami's protagonist.

The book is taking a weird turn now where the hero is forced to reflect inwardly for long stretches. I watched Antonioni's La Notte on DVD just before reading a chapter and the parallels helped me appreciate the novel. The Italian couple in the film are alienated from each other and lacking a center, much like Murakami's protagonist.

The book is taking a weird turn now where the hero is forced to reflect inwardly for long stretches. I watched Antonioni's La Notte on DVD just before reading a chapter and the parallels helped me appreciate the novel. The Italian couple in the film are alienated from each other and lacking a center, much like Murakami's protagonist.

I was getting a little bored and not caring about the central character who has no job and seems to have no ambition. Then he meets the sister of the psychic and her story gets really weird. So I'm interested again.