Review: The City and Its Uncertain Walls

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If, like me, you read this book right after having read "Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world", you will be very confused at the beginning. I couldn't tell if this was a prequel, a sequel, or another story from the same universe, or a retelling of the same story.

Luckily Murakami provides an explanation at the very end, so I won't expound on it.

The story itself wasn't among my favorites. Based on his explanation, I tend to agree with another reviewer in that this was something Murakami felt he had to get out of him and do correctly. Let's hope he got it out of his system. I enjoy all of Murakami's worlds, but I've spent enough time in this particular one.


Still, a solid 4 stars.



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