Wiki of After Dark!After Dark is a nice and slim novel, spanning 200 pages of which I completed in about 2 and a half sittings. That's the beauty of Murakami, his stories are always very readable and time seems to fly by as you delve into each chapter.
After Dark is one of the more surreal stories I've read by Murakami. And while I got to the end in one piece, unlike Paprika where I experienced several brain farts along the way, I felt that there were certain parts of After Dark that whooshed over my head. It's like a chef that took great pains to create a delicacy, he spent a lot of time combining the right ingredients, applying intricate cooking methods, and laying it out beautifully on a plate for my consumption. And all I did was pick it up, pop it into my mouth and go," Mmm! Nice!"
I do recommend the book for some nice light reading if you're on a plane or something, just don't expect to fully taste the metaphysical speculation and exploration of compassion and alienation if you're going to wolf it down like me.
7.5 out of 10 ninja nose pellets.
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