#樹上

[luck7o9]

Keiji gami

[hide-note]

[yuiswaifus]

There's a war happening in a universe somewhere and my timeline's still in limbo.

-Takumi

Artist: ★鈴

[shihlun]

Jazz Saxophonist Akira Sakata as Bartender "J" in Hear the Wind Sing (1982) directed by Kazuki Ohmori.

[xinu1941-1966]

illustration: maki SASAKI 佐々木マキ

1973年のピンボール（村上春樹）/Pinball,1973　1980年

#maki SASAKI #sasakiMAKI #佐々木マキ #japan #illustration

#Illustrator #GARO #ガロ #村上春樹 #harukiMURAKAMI

#MURAKAMIharuki

[seiyuu-gallery]

[boydswan]

| 三船敏郎 | SAMURAI REBELLION (1967) dir. Masaki Kobayashi

[adrianaloleng]

well then...

Read: Right ➡️ Left

[tsun-zaku]

喜劇特急 第五幕 「初笑いだよ! お正月映画大集合!」 シネマアートン下北沢 2006年 1/21－2/17

[anamon-book]

村上朝日堂の逆襲　文・村上春樹、絵・安西水丸 朝日新聞社 装幀・本文イラスト＝安西水丸

[hachicolle]

[megaclubdiolis]

三船敏郎 × 仲代逹矢 椿三十郎 (1962, 黑沢明) // 上意討ち 拝領妻始末‎ (1967, 小林正樹)

[minimalist-language-learning]

1Q84 — Chapter 1

(I think the book looks very elegant without its cover ^__^)

Recently, I discovered the audio book version of 1Q84 on Audible and instantly bought it. Years ago, I've read this novel in German and loved it. 1Q84 fascinated me like no other novel before. I was captivated by the characters & story and turned page after page.

My original plan was to read another novel next (I thought it would be best to read single volume novels first), but now that I have even the audio book I changed my plan because I didn’t want to wait any longer.

My strategy

I just finished reading and listening the first chapter. I want to read this book more thoroughly, so I’m looking up more words than usual. Plus, after every paragraph I listened to the corresponding part of the audio book while following the words on the page and visualizing the scene in my mind. Now that I reached the end of the chapter, I’ll listen to it again, but now without looking at the text and without stopping after every paragraph.

Some paragraphs of the book are still difficult to understand so the audio book is even more challenging. But I feel that focusing on short sections first improves my understanding. I don't understand everything but I can still follow the story. Considering the difficulty of the book, this is not too bad at this stage. This is only chapter 1 and there are two more volumes. I try my best to improve my understanding over time.

About this chapter

I like how the first chapter introduces the main character. A young woman is sitting in a taxi which is stuck in a heavy traffic jam. The radio plays classical music. Nothing unusual. But from now on, the author gradually reveals more and more interesting details about the main character, the driver, the interior of the taxi, the music and so on. As the chapter progresses, it becomes clear that the main character is no ordinary woman. Many things are rather hints than concrete information. These hints will reveal their importance in later chapters. 1Q84 is a big puzzle. With every chapter, more and more pieces are falling into place. That’s what captivated me.

[xinu1941-1966]

illustration：MAKI sasaki　佐々木マキ

羊をめぐる冒険（村上春樹）　A WILD SHEEP CHASE 　1982

#maki SASAKI #sasakiMAKI #佐々木マキ #japan #illustration

#Illustrator #GARO #ガロ #村上春樹 #harukiMURAKAMI

#MURAKAMIharuki

[seiyuu-gallery]

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

我內心的有些東西已經消失了，沒有任何東西可以填滿這洞穴。

Something inside me had dropped away, and nothing came in to fill the cavern.

Haruki Murakami [Norwegian Wood] 村上春樹 【挪威的森林】