First book is a slow burn but then you won’t be able to put it down!

A love story? A journey through time? A fantasy ? An incredible piece of work? YES YES YES YES

Great story and well written. I think that some parts are painfully long and too much detail. Once the point is made, move on. Also, there is a lot of repetition throughout that could have been cut out making this a shorter read.

I could not put this book down. I’ve developed a new appreciation for Haruki Murakami — how his spare prose never gets in the way of the story, as well as his superb storytelling skills. He is one of the true masters of literature of our time.

A little of everything: love, mystery, fantasy, magic. Great well-developed characters. Hard to put down!

Yes it’s very long, but for me it flowed at a good pace and I was eager for each chapter... and to see the ending. But I also thought it left quite a few things unanswered and that dropped my rating from 4 stars to 3. But still, I think it was a good read.

Way toooo long, too many story lines and even though it is a super long book and I was hoping they would somehow connect the ending left too many of the stories unfinished!!! Don’t waste your time reading this. Horrible read in my opinion.

I am a fan of Charles deLint. Murakami also delves into urban fantasy - in a different and enjoyable way. I've read all of deLint's books, and will probably read all of Murakami's.

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Phenomenal!