What a coincidence.
I am also a Murakami fan.
I am also currently reading Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
I am also about 1/2 way through (just finished Chapter 16 of 40).
I am also finding it a great read so far.
I wonder if the Semiotecs or the Professor has something to with this coincidence. The System doesn’t seem to have their act together enough to pull off something like this.
What are your favorite Murakami books? I have read about half of them and my favorites are Kafka on the Shore and After Dark. The only Murakami book I didn’t much care for was South of the Border, West of the Sun.
Also, if you are a big Murakami fan, have you read anything by David Mitchell? Mitchell appears to be heavily influenced by Murakami. The book number9dream seems very much like Mitchell’s attempt to write a Murakami book. My favorite Mitchell book, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, has many elements in common with Murakami.