Dance, Dance, Dance - Haruki Murakami > Reviews

Advantages: Absolutely original, enthralling if it's your style.
Disadvantages: Something of an acquired taste.

...this up. Personally, I much prefer Dance, Dance, Dance to a number of his other works, it perfectly exemplifies his ability to create a world that's just a little to the left of the one we know and understand, where everything is much more believable than we might necessarily like it to be. I've reread it a number of times, and the sheer pleasure of his writing style always has me captivated. ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining, enjoyable read if taken at face value
Disadvantages: Doesn't answer the questions it asks

Dance, dance, dance left me feeling confused. It is a novel, told in the first person, about a writer who gets mixed up with a whole host of strange people he would otherwise never have met, and it changes his life. There is a strong element of the paranormal, and Murakami seems to be trying to convey that everything that happens in our lives is for a reason and that everyone we meet is connected. However the supernatural aspect (such as the wise ... Read review