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Book Review #12 - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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Good Day, Kafka on the Shore by Murakami Kafka on the Shore is a book which focuses mainly on giving a well rounded experience to its readers. Summary: A 15 year old boy named Kafka Tamura runs away from his psychopath father and a revolting prophecy made by him. In a journey to become the toughest 15 year old and seek knowledge he moves from Tokyo to Takamatsu. Here  a series of events take place, which at first place are utterly coincidental yet one day he wakes up with a bloody shirt. Where will this lead him? Will Kafka outrun his prophesied destiny? Review: Story starts off slow, plot of the book is expanding gradually, new characters are introduced. I mean normally this is the case with every movie, book or song but I felt as if how much broader or thicker it is going to get as scope was swinging from one place to another. It was not getting incomprehensible, yet from reader's perspective author would have to pull a huge stunt to connect this eve