[skonrad]

I liked Kafka on the Shore a bit, actually. Its strength over some of his other pieces was that it took us to semi-familiar places (the forest as the afterlife) but didn't feel the need to justify the absurdities and contrivances. I get more out of those sorts of things when they're less explained. On the other hand, Kafka's story took a long time to ferment, and in the end Nakata's story struck me as being the more compelling part of the book, even though it arguably wasn't the intention.

I also had no idea he had a new book - I'm excited!
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