The book propelled me to contemplate the deeper meanings of every song - of course, starting from “Norwegian Wood.” I may be biased, given that the novel “Norwegian Wood” is full of artists, films and literature that I immediately got hyped for after coming across them, like Simon & Garfunkel’s unforgettable “The Graduate” tracks and the guitar of Reiko - a middle-aged musician who’s recovering from a breakdown - gently weeping the timeless Beatles songs to perhaps the most iconic psychedelic rock bands of the era, the Doors and Cream. Midori and Naoko.I had always loved the Beatles and vibed with “Norwegian Wood” when I encountered Haruki Murakami’s bestselling novel of 1987 by the same title.
Choices all made to various degrees until he meets two girls Life at university, sex, student protests, music and drink in1960s Tokyo. If you remember the confusion you felt as a teenager, then this is the real setting of the book regardless of place. The size of the city seemingly as wide and vast as a teeangers in ability to talk. Fortunately, Tokyo is such a big city we could never have covered it all.
And mainly we walked – and walked and walked. He and Naoko walk the streets and just talk – The university is the playground for these teenagers. Why do people do what they do? Coming of age has never been so examined before. There is a lot of inward thinking in this book and thoughts of feeling lonely, abandoned, loved and lost. This is more than a simple love story, for it’s about the human condition and human suffering. Murakami has made a quite simple tale magical through the quality of his story telling. The setting and timing of the novel are pertinent to the story since 1960s Japan was a time when students were protesting against the government and the changes within society.
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