I finally finished watching ‘All God’s Children Can Dance‘ an American adaptation of one of Haruki Murakami’s short story collections, After The Quake. I had high hopes after seeing the splendid ‘Tony Takitani‘ but was thoroughly disappointed with this work by Robert Logevall. It took me a few sittings and the double speed functionality of [...]
Category Archives: Literature
Norwegian Wood
Posted in Film, LiteratureYou may recall my recent surprise at the release of Haruki Murakami’s latest book, 1Q84. Well following quickly is the news that my first foray into the world of Murakami — Norwegian Wood — is to be turned into a film by Tran Anh Hung. I’m not familiar with his work so I intend to [...]
1Q84
Posted in LiteratureAsk anyone that knows me and they’ll tell you that I’m slightly obsessed with the works of Haruki Murakami. Having tracked down and consumed almost all of his written work since he first came to my attention. It was during my time working at Books Etc in London, when unknown to me at the time [...]
Naoki Urasawa
Posted in Blog, Film, LiteratureI’m not much of a Manga reader, I stress that because on the whole I find that the people that are, are often — freaks — not to put too fine a point on it! I will have to admit that I did enjoy reading Death Note which was recommended to me.
Shelfari
Posted in LiteratureShelfari: Book reviews on your book blog Share a book review on Shelfari, where this reader meets fellow readers. For anyone that enjoys reading, I’ve found Shelfari to be a useful way to share that passion and find recommendations on books to read next.






