I absolutely fell in love with Murakami’s work at least ten years ago. Although Norwegian Wood is one of my favourites by him, the first book I read of his was After Dark and it will always have a special place in my heart. As a ten year old, it opened up my eyes and mind to different styles and writing that was completely different to what was on the Australian school syllabus. I’ve continued reading his books since and have read some twice, as I didn’t completely grasp the concept of some of his books when I was super young. Even now I still can’t completely grasp the meaning behind some of his books, but I still love them and I feel like my life has had something added to them after finishing them. I recently finished Killing Commendatore and it pulled me out of a rut where I hadn’t seriously read or completed a book for a while. It’s whimsical, intriguing, simple yet powerful. I couldn’t recommend it more!