After Dark - Haruki Murakami: An Alluring Tour of Tokyo By Night (937 words)by - written on 16/12/12 (Very useful, 71 readings)
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"Time moves in its own special way in the middle of the night. You can't fight it." So says the manager of a Tokyo jazz club in this darkly alluring novella by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. The plot is paper thin and almost defies explanation but Murakami's writing is so profoundly compelling that he creates ... Read the complete review
by - written on 24/03/12, updated on 19/07/12 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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I am a big fan of Haruki Murakami's books and have read all of them at least once. I recently read After Dark for the second time. For fans it is definitely worth reading and a casual reader might also enjoy it but in some ways it is not really representative of his usual style. It is good, but not his best. After Dark is much ... Read the complete review
After Dark - Haruki Murakami: Tokyo after 12am... (873 words)by - written on 19/12/11 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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Having enjoyed my first Haruki Murakami novel ('Dance Dance Dance') I began seeking more of his books but unfortunately university life hasn't allowed me enough time to spend reading long books at leisure as I thought. However when I came across 'After Dark' in the library at just over 200 pages I decided to give it a try since I could ... Read the complete review
Strange things happen after dark (869 words)by - written on 03/04/10 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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How else to describe Murakami's unique writing style but 'quirky; bizarre yet true to life'? The style he uses for 'After Dark' is certainly no exception, yet as a piece of writing it could just as easily be described as exceptional. Explaining what this novella-it's 200pages long- is about could be difficult, as it is at risk ... Read the complete review
After Dark - Haruki Murakami: Magic after Midnight (597 words)by - written on 04/10/09 (Very useful, 123 readings)
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Midnight approaches, yet the city continues to moan, a sound "pregnant with foreboding ... the district plays by its own rules at a time like this. The season is late autumn. No wind is blowing, but the air carries a chill. The date is just about to change." Haruki Murakami's short, sweet 2004 novella opens four ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/01/09 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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In his most recently published work of fiction, Haruki Murakami returns to the heady blend of juxtapositions of the real and the surreal that is his calling card in the world of modern fiction. Murakami writes the sort of intelligent fiction that seems almost effortless, although this is no doubt far from the truth. His novels frequently ... Read the complete review
