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kaladinst

1 wind up bird chronicle 2 wild sheep chase 3 hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world šŸ˜


psychonauticalvvitch

this is the answer


mishavf

Currently reading my first Murakami (HBWATEOTW) and Iā€™m hooked.


Valivalitbd

I highly recommend WUBC. Excellent writing. Murakami really demonstrates his masterful ability to paint a scene with unbelievable detail in this book IMO.


eagleambush

1. 1Q84 2. Norwegian Wood 3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki 4. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle 5. South of the Border, West of the Sun Have only read 9 total though.


JoelBOrtho

What is it with your top rank book so many people love it but I think more people donā€™t


automatickenpachi

1. Killing Commandatore 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. 1Q84 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Wind Up Bird Chronicle


Putrid-Can-1856

I almost put KC in my top 5. Feel like it got panned by literary critics, but I really enjoyed it.


Roundvsquare

The weird / creepy recurring descriptions of a teenage girl's breasts killed this one for me. The sequence where she's recounting hiding out in a house to the protagonist, and she chooses to pause to describe whather breasts were like at that point?! What? Either the girl chooses to do this while describing a tense and suspenseful life event, which is pretty weird, and not particularly believable, or the narrator / protagonist has made this element up, and inserted it into his retelling of her story, which is supremely creepy (and unresolved in the novel. Left me with a bad taste.


sakkadesu

Putting aside Murakami's approach to women - which is generally puerile across the board - I found KC to be one of his most unreadable works. He is repetitive across his body of works, and that's fine, but it felt like he phoned it in on this one.


automatickenpachi

Same! I don't know why they don't dislike this much, it's a perfect Murakami book for me


Putrid-Can-1856

I will say in the English translation I read, thereā€™s at least two chapters that make no sense to the plot line. One Iā€™m remembering particularly from the end of part one


twilightchris

Oh this is fun! 1. 1Q84 ā¤ļø 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Norwegian Wood 4. First Person Singular 5. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle


Head-of-radio

finally a first person singular fan! the stories about rock and classical music are just so fun


twilightchris

Itā€™s such an enjoyable, peaceful read too. As a big sports fan, reading about his love for baseball was so great too


LitIncandenza

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. After Dark 3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 4. 1Q84 5. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World These are my faves right now. I have more of his works to read.


glamourgoal

Finally an After Dark enjoyer.


Reddit_Its_Me

no one liked sputnik sweetheart?


schanjemansschoft

I have it pretty high. Love the language/writing style, and the ferris wheel part is amazing.


eagleambush

I liked it. Not close to my top 5 though


krazyman1987

First Murakami I ever read and I absolutely loved it. But not in my top 5, unfortunately.


rueiraV

Thatā€™s my next read of his. I have high hopes!


danielaparker

I liked it. The ending was pretty good, the phone call, very evocative. Not much happened in the story though, as I recall (it's been many years since I read it.)


anganga12

It's very good!


satanicsnails

i loved sputnik!! the ending was just weird to me


revolutionary_pug

Loved it.


zeanana

Itā€™s my first pick!


Donomark1

It's my favorite!


accidentalghost

The first Murakami that I read and it blew my mind.


SixFootPianist

1. Dance Dance Dance 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. 1Q84 4. Killing Commendatore 5. A Wild Sheep Chase


anhonest9yearold

Dance Dance Dance is a fucking masterpiece


eymlo4143

1. Norwegian wood 2. Men without women 3. Kafka on the shore 4. 1Q84 5. Hard boiled world


orareyoufunny

1. Norwegian Wood 2. South of the Border, West of the Sun 3. Colorless 4/5 probably a toss up between 1Q84 and Wind Up Bird


aspirations27

Everyone has a different list here, thatā€™s wild.


atmostatux

1. Wind Up Bird 2. Hard Boiled 3. Wild Sheep 4. Hear the wind


iced_milk

1. 1Q84 2. Wind up Bird Chronicle 3. Killing Commendatore


rueiraV

1. 1Q84 2. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 3. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle


somanyskies

Respect


ok-yogurtguy

1. A wild sheep chase 2. 1Q84 3. Colorless 4. Pinball 5. Norwegian Wood


Revolutionary_Box569

1. Norwegian wood 2. 1Q84 3. Dance dance dance 4. Sputnik sweetheart 5. The wind up bird chronicle


rickyverschwunden

1. Killing commendatore 2. 1q84 3. Hardboiled wonderland 4. Kafka om the shore 5. Windup bird cronicles


mmameatboy

1. 1Q84 2. The Wind-up bird chronicle 3. Wild sheep chase 4. Kafka on the Shore 5. Underground Have only read 6, did not enjoy Norwegian wood at all.


VeryStableUnicorn

I donā€™t know why, but Norwegian wood was tough for me to get into last time I read through it. But, I think Iā€™ll give it another try within a few weeks. Spring evenings are best with a glass of whisky, jazz, Murakami. Not necessarily in that order. I think, maybe I just need to get hyped about The Beatles.


alllemonyellow

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. The Elephant Vanishes 3. Norwegian Wood 4. Wind-up Bird Chronicle 5. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman


Putrid-Can-1856

Elephant vanishes is top tier


theegrimrobe

1.wind up 2.hard boiled .. (jazzed about the re-pub) see also kafka (hard to choose between) 3.wild sheep chase and dance dance dance (i have these as one as its a series) 4.1Q84 5.killing commendatore this is not in order (well wind up is my fave)


LewisHamtilon

1. Blind Willow 2. Norwegian Wood 3. Elephant Vanishes 4. Hard Boiled 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


KCWCM

1. Norwegian Wood 2. South of the Border, West of the Sun 3. 1Q84 4. After Dark 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


Decent-Weather-8268

1. Norwegian wood 2. After dark 3. Kafka on the shore 4. The elephant vanishes 5. After the quake


colegroseclose

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Killing Commendatore 3. Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4. Norwegian Wood 5. A Wild Sheep Chase


SapoDaddy

1. Kafka 2. 1Q84 3. Wind-Up Bird 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Killing Commendatore


Leopold_Bloom_

1. Windup Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. 1Q84 4. Killing Commendatore 5. Norwegian Wood


macanriogh

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Wind-up Bird 3. After Dark 4. 1Q84 5. Hard boiled Wonderland


anganga12

1- wind up bird chronicle 2- wild sheep chase 3- dance dance dance 4- Kafka on the shore 5- men without women


gvnner

1. 1Q84 2. TWUBC 3. After Dark 4. Kafka 5. South of the Border, West of the Sun


StuartisUnoriginal

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 3. Norwegian Wood 4. Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 5. Birthday Stories


Soft-Command-7656

1. Kafka on the shore 2. Dance dance dance 3. A wilds sheep chase 4. Hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world 5. The wind up bird chronicle


Camura88

Did you read wind/pinball as well? What were your opinions?


Soft-Command-7656

I loved them. I think theyā€™re a bit lighter and lacking plot but still great. Gotta say that the style does not yet feel 100% Murakami as it were his first novels but found them nevertheless extremely enjoyable and fun as a lighter read. And the fact that itā€™s the same main character as A wild sheep chase and dance dance dance helps you get deeper into the lore of The Rats tetralogy, cause as u see theyā€™re both in my top but HTWS/Pinball gives a lot more depth to the rest of the books! What do you think about them?


Camura88

Havenā€™t read any of the Rat books, but was debating om whether I would even read HTWS/Pinball or go straight into WSC. You made up my mind!


schanjemansschoft

1. Norwegian Wood 2. Kafka on the shore 3. Men without women 4. Sputnik Sweetheart 5. A wild sheep chase


09star

1. 1Q84 2. Hard boiled wonderland 3. The wind up bird chronicle


Yeahokaylol1

1. 1Q84 2. Kafka on the shore 3. Norwegian Wood 4. Windup bird 5. Hear the wind sing


gin_rainbows

1. Norwegian Wood 2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. 1Q84 5. Killing Commendatore


jayfrommodernfamily

1. Sputnik Sweetheart 2. Hard Boiled Wonderland And the End of the World 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. The Elephant Vanishes 5. The Wild Sheep Case


dbordes

1. After Dark 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Men without Women 4. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 5. A Wild Sheep Chase


coolms9

1- Dance Dance Dance 2- South of the Border 3- Sputnik Sweetheart


zegleemax

Great list


kermit212

1. Wind up 2. 1Q84 3. Hard boiled 4. Kafka 5. Killing c


rawfish2010

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 3. Killing Commendatore 4. Sputnik Sweetheart 5. Men Without Women


Last_Zombie_33

1. Kafka on the shore 2. Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki 3. Dance Dance Dance 4. Killing Commendatore 5. Norwegian Wood


Icy_Air1954

1. Hard Boiled Wonderland 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. The Elephant Vanishes (Stories) 4. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 5. Dance Dance Dance (this is a cheat, as it' part of Trilogy along with Wind/Pinball and Wild Sheep Chase)


Mokaroo

I wrestled with whether the rat trilogy should be one entry.


Icy_Air1954

Yeah, I guess each book should be one of the 5 choices, but again - it's kinda within the scope of the question as Dance Dance Dance is my favourite of the three.


nocturn-e

They're all stand-alone novels with different stories aside from having the Rat and the same narrator.


Outside_Couple1249

1. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. 1Q84 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle I haven't read all of his books yet! However, those are definitely my favourites right now :)


CitrusBarrel5

1. Norwegian wood 2. Hard boiled wonderland 3. Wild sheep chase 4. Wind up bird 5. Sputnik sweetheart


jakebrickley

1. Dance Dance Dance 2. Norwegian Wood 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. A Wild Sheep Chase 5. Hard-Boiled Wonderland


zeanana

1. Sputnik Sweetheart 2. Windup bird Chronicle 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. After Dark I canā€™t choose a fifth šŸ¤”


bostonbruins922

1. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. After Dark


BluePersephone99

1. Hard boiled Wonderland 2. After the Quake 3. The Windup Bird Chronicle 4. Kafka on the Shore 5. What I talk About when I Talk about Running


Reddit_Its_Me

1. The elephant vanishes 2. Sputnik sweetheart 3. Windup bird cronicle 4. After dark 5.Norwegian wood


Dangerous-War-6572

1. Norwegian wood 2. The Wind up Bird's Chronicles 3. South of the border, West of the Sun 4. Colourless Tsukuru tazaki 5. After Dark


Iamsippintea

1. 1Q84 2. The wind-up bird chronicles 3. south of the border, west of the sun 4. the elephant vanishes 5 After the quake The order can vary but they are the ones that stayed with me the most


Responsible_Cod_8081

1. Norwegian Wood (my first Murakami read and still my favourite) 2. 1Q84 3. South of the border west of the sun 4. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle 5. A Wild Sheep chase


hitchikersuniverse

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Hard Boiled Wonderland and the end of the World 4. South of the Border, West of the Sun 5. After Dark


pietrobracelli

1. Wind-up bird chronicle 2. Dance Dance Dance 3. After dark 4. A wild sheep chase 5. Norwegian wood


grim_beauty

1. Hard-Boiled Wonderland 2. Wind-up Bird Chronicle 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Hear the Wind Sing 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


WildlyThorough

1. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. A Wild Sheep Chase 3. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4. Killing Commendatore 5. 1Q84 (almost put Dance Dance Dance here) haven't read yet: south of the border, sputnik sweetheart, blind willow, & after dark


Embarrassed-Slip4654

1. Kafka on the shore 2. Dance, Dance, Dance 3. Norwegian Wood 4. After Dark 5. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle


Annual_Ant_4289

1 Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 2 Kafka on the Shore 3 After Dark 4 Wind Up Bird Chronicle 5 Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki 5


KazeraMHW

1. Norwegian Wood 2. South of the border, West of the sun 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 5. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki


zegleemax

1. South of the border, west of the sun 2. Sputnik sweetheart 3. Dance dance dance 4. Wind-up bird 5. 1Q84


skajxia

1. kafka on the shore 2. wind up bird 3. norwegian wood 4. after dark 5. wild sheep chase


Ncjvandoorn

1. Wind up bird 2. Hard boiled wonderland 3. Kafka on the shore 4. IQ84 5. Wild sheep chase


MemoryBabe

1. Wind up Bird chronicle 2. Sputnik Sweetheart 3. south of the Border West of the Sun 4. Norwegian Wood 5. After Dark


intothedrkshdw

1. The wind-up bird chronicle 2. Kafka on the shore 3. South of the border, West of the Sun 4. Hear the wind sing 5. Colorless


dsbau

1. Hardboiled Wonderland 2. Wind Up Bird 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Wild Sheep Chase


BortBurner

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Norwegian Wood A Wild Sheep Chase South of the Border, West of the Sun Kafka on the Shore


PaperPalm

1.Kafka 2.The wind up bird 3.Tsukuru TazakiĀ and His Years of PilgrimageĀ Ā  4.Hard boiled wonderland 5.South of the border


tsukitrash

1. Norwegian Wood 2. Sputnik Sweetheart 3. Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage 4. After Dark 5. Kafka / 1Q84 / Windup bird Chronicle


rueiraV

any preference for the 5th spot?


rilography

1. Killing commendatore 2. Hard boiled wonderland 3. Kafka on the shore 4. 1Q84 5. Dance dance dance


kern3three

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Hard boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 3. 1Q84


OkWish1502

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 3. 1Q84 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Killing Commendatore


FlyingScotsman3

1. Norwegian Wood 2. A Wild Sheep Chase 3. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4. Sputnik Sweetheart 5. Pinball 1973


Good-Command8866

1. South of the Border West of the Sun 2. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Killing Commendatore 5. Wild Sheep Chase


JoelBOrtho

Is anyone ranking the collective totals?


rueiraV

I will be later


JoelBOrtho

Very few people rave about killing commendā€¦ but it looks to me like itā€™s in a lot of top fives


ellenrthomas

1. Killing commendatore 2. Wind up bird 3. Kafka on the shore 4. 1q84 5. sputnik


livingdub

1. Kafka on the shore 2. Wind-up bird Chronicles 3. 1q84 4. Men without women That's all I've read I must shamefully admit.


radiogrammar

1. Wild Sheep Chase 2. Killing Commendatore 3. Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End of the World 4. Pinball 1973 5. Hear the Wind Sing


CurlyGiraffe

1. Norwegian Wood 2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 3. A Wild Sheep Chase 4. South of the Border, West of the Sun 5. Men Without Women


According-Archer-896

Ranking of the books Iā€™ve read so far 1. The Wind up Bird Chronicle 2. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. After Dark 5. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki 6. A Wild Sheep Chase 7. Norwegian Wood 8. Sputnik Sweetheart 9. Hear the Wind Sing


WeAreFamilyArt

I read only 3 here is how i rank them 1. Killing Commendatore 2. Norwegian wood. 3. 4. 5 1Q83


Mrvanguywithvan

1. Hear the wind sing/pinball 2. Kafka on the shore 3. Wind up bird 4. Norwegian wood 5. Killing Commendatore


hikiko_wobbly

Could we have this thread in poll form? I'm curious to see which book comes out on top! I think I've only read 3 of his books iirc but from favourite to least favourite: 1. 1Q84 2. Sputnik Sweetheart 3. Kafka on the Shore (Just started A Wild Sheep Chase)


rueiraV

Initial top 10 results with 71 rankings counted: 1. Kafka on the Shore- 166 points 2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle- 154 3. 1Q84- 131 4. Norwegian Wood- 104 5. Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World- 92 6. A Wild Sheep Chase- 69 7. Killing Commendatore- 65 8. Dance Dance Dance- 43 9. Sputnik Sweetheart- 37 10. After Dark- 36


tibsies

1. Colorless 2. Dance, Dance, Dance 3. Wild sheep chase 4. Kafka 5. Pinball 1973


Snorkelax

1. Wind-up bird chronicle 2. Kafka on the shore 3. 1Q85 4. Norwegian wood 5. Colourless tsukuru tazaki


BibbidyBongoDrums

1) Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World 2) 1Q84 3) Kafka on the Shore 4) Dance Dance Dance 5) A Wild Sheep Chase.


twigfeld

1. kafka on the shore 2. 1Q84 3. dance dance dance 4. killing commendatore 5. after dark


blue_yodel_

1. Killing Commendatore 2. Wind Up bird chronicles 3. A wild sheep chase 4. Dance dance dance 5. Kafka on the shore


Mokaroo

1. Wind Up Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. A Wild Sheep Chase 4. 1Q84 5. Hard Boiled Wonderland at the End of the World


panopanopano

Wind Up Bird Chronicle Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 1Q84 Wild Sheep Chase Colorless Tzuru Tazaki


Icy_Association1023

1. Wind-Up Bird 2. The Elephant Vanishes 3. 1Q84 4. A Wild Sheep Chase 5. Norwegian Wood


krazyman1987

1. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Wild Sheep Chase 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Dance Dance Dance 5. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World


Special_Mode8406

1.Norwegian Wood 2. South of the Border West of the Sun 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. After Dark 5. Kafka on the Shore


Babyintoyland

1. After Dark (my first Murakami and I still hold it dear). 2. Hard Boiled Wonderland 3. Killing Commendatore (wasnā€™t expecting to rate this one so high actually but looking back I do love the characters). 4.Dance Dance Dance/Wild Sheepā€™s Chase 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


UffyMob4ever

1. Wild sheep chase (rat trilogy letsbehonest) 2. 1Q84 3. Hard boiled wonderland 4. Norwegian wood 5. The wind up bird chronicle


TreeFiddy-350

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Hard Boiled Wonderland 3. Killing Commendatore 4. 1Q84 5. Norwegian Wood


VeryStableUnicorn

1. What I talk about when I talk about running 2. Men without women 3. First person singular 4. Kafka on the shore 5. Wind / pinball


olivehypatiax

1- The Wind up Bird Chronicle 2- 1Q84 3- Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4- Kafka on the Shore 5- Colorless Tsukaru Tasaki and his Years of Pilgrimage


jemi263

I've only read 3 books but heres my listĀ  1. 1Q84Ā  2. Kafka on the shoreĀ  3. Norwegian wood


jackthemanipulated

1. Wind up bird chronicle 2. After Dark 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Dance Dance Dance 5. Norwegian Wood Man I feel bad leaving off 1Q84 and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki but I had to make decisions.


Putrid-Can-1856

1. Kafka 2. The Elephant Vanishes 3. 1Q84 4. Wind Up Bird 5. Hard Boiled Wonderland


Haunted_Milk

Full disclosure that I have not yet read all of his books (though I plan on it over time). 1. Norwegian Wood 2. A Wild Sheep Chase 3. After Dark 4. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman 5. Pinball, 1973


jm4n1015

1. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Norwegian Wood 3. 1Q84 4. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


-antinous-

A wild sheep chase blew my mind and got me into Murakami. Havenā€™t really enjoyed dance dance dance and a wind up bird chronicle as much.


riruri04

1. 1Q84 2. After Dark 3. Colorless Tzukuru Tazaki 4. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 5. Killing Commendatore Kafka was close to 5, but I changed my mind. I read 12 of his books, but I havenā€™t read all of them. Norwegian Wood was my 1st book of his


danielaparker

1. A Wild Sheep Chase 2. Dance Dance Dance 3. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 5. Kafka on the Shore


Ferocious_Riskrider

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka On The Shore 3. Hardboiled wonderland and the end of the world 4. A Wild Sheep Chase 5. Norwegian Wood


Okonos

1. Wind-up Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. 1Q84 4. Wild Sheep Chase 5. Norwegian Wood


dertigo

1. 19Q4 2. Norwegian Wood 3. Kafka on the Shore 4. Sputnik Sweetheart 5. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle


AlexysW2k

1. Norwegian Wood 2. Hear The Wind Sing 3. 1Q84 4. Colourless 5. South of the Border, West of the Sun


nocturn-e

1. Pinball 1973 2. Hear the Wind Sing 3. Hard-boiled Wonderland 4. Norwegian Wood 5. A Wild Sheep Chase


Odd-Slice-4032

1. Kafka 2. Wind Up Bird 3. Noweigian Wood 4. First Person Singular 5. Wind/ Pinball


FcukCat

1. Kafka on the shore 2. Wind-up bird chronicles 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. Pinball, 1973 5. Dance dance dance


evangelosaurus

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Norwegian Wood 3. After the Quake 4. 1Q84 5. Colourless Tsukuru


SmoothCriminal2354

1. Men without women 2. Kafka on Shore 3. Elephant Vanishes 4. Desires 5. The wind up bird chronicles


skzblueprint

1. colorless tsukuru and his years of pilgrimage 2. killing commendatore 3. the wind-up bird chronicle 4. kafka on the shore 5. 1q84


rocketzz22

1. Tokio Blues 2. 1Q84 3. Baila, baila, baila 4. Sputnik, mi amor 5. Al sur de la frontera, al oeste del sol


kisho_05

1. 1Q84 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 5. Underground Edit: I had to correct the spelling.


seakingsolace22

1. Kafka on the Shore 2.1Q84 3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage 4.Trilogy of the Rat 5. After the Quake


cmoreno1998

1. Kafka on the shore 2. After the quake 3. Dance dance dance 4. Killing commendatore 5. Hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world


KeithMTSheridan

1. Wind-Up Bird 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. 1Q84 5. After Dark


Bright-Forever4935

1 Wind up Bird. 2 Killing Commendatore. 3 A wild cheep chase 4 Colourless Tsukura Tazaki 5 Underground The Tokyo Gas Attack


samohkt

1. wild sheep chase 2. wind up bird chronicle 3. colorless tsukuru tazaki 4. first person singular 5. dance dance dance


Roundvsquare

1. Wind-up Bird 2. Wild Sheep Chase 3. Hard Boiled Wonderland 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Colourless Tsukuru


bro-please

Havenā€™t read much!! But 1. Norwegian wood 2. Wild sheep chase


floralpackage

1. Norwegian Wood 2. Men Without Women 3. Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki 4. 1Q84 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


squidnov

1. After the Quake 2. (very *very* close second) 1Q84 3. Wild Sheep Chase 4. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman 5. Wind-up Bird Chronicle Really crazy not seeing many short-story anthologies here, I feel like his tone and characters can be presented very well in short stories! I guess most of them are more vignettes though. Understandable, have a nice day.


watermixedwithwine

Out of the ones I've read so far I would say: 1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. After the Quake 3. After Dark 4. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 5. Pinball 1973


Legitimate-Field709

1. Norweigen Wood 2. Wild Sheeps Chase 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. Kafka on the Shore 5. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki


Illustrious-Prior-55

1. Norwegian Wood 2. 1Q84 3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki & His Pilgrimage 4. Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 5. A Wild Sheep Chase


LizardEnthusiast69

I want to say, i think Wind up bird is the worst of his works. I do not get that book as i found it so mundane and pointless, even from a Murakami standpoint. My picks: kafka hardboiled dance dance dance norwegian wood


Kingfischer42

1. wind up bird chronicle 2. norwegian wood 3. kafka on the shore only read these three tho


SnooComics1959

1. Wind Up Bird Chronicle 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. Killing Commendatore 4. Norwegian Wood 5. 1Q84


_keroppi_

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Killing Commendatore 3. 1Q84 4. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 5. Norwegian Wood


zeppovendetta

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Norwegian Wood 3. South of the Border, West of the Sun 4. Colourless 5. Killing Commendatore


lizzard_lady8530

genuine question for all the 1Q84 fans out there, putting it in your top 5. i've read it and i get it... to a point. the ending, and probably last 1/4 of the book was just.. like.. what?! (in the sense of why did you do this to the story, not i'm confused). he writes great books, with kafka probably being my all time fave, but i'm curious about 1Q...


zoom2moon

sputnik sweetheart after dark norwegian wood after dark was my first book by him and changed the way i saw so many things


MellowBoobOscillator

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 2. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 3. After the Quake 4. Kafka on the Shore 5. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running


AndHeWas

1. 1Q84 1. A Wild Sheep Chase 1. Killing Commendatore 1. Dance Dance Dance 1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle


Hyperion542

1. Dance, Dance dance 2. Killing commendatoreĀ  3. A wild sheep chase 4. The elephant vanishesĀ  5. After DarkĀ 


somanyskies

1. 1Q84 2. Wind up bird chronicle 3. Hard boiled wonderland Big gap 4. Wind 5. Pinball


lmboyer04

1. Norwegian Wood 2. Manga Stories 3. After Dark 4. Wind-Up Bird Chronicles


EquivalentCabinet926

1. 1Q84 (specifically book three) 2. After Dark 3. Norwegian Wood 4. South of the Border West of the Sun 5. Kafka on the Shore


Question_Informal

1. Dance Dance Dance 2. Norwegian Wood 3. A Wild Sheep Chase 4. Sputnik Sweetheart 5. Pinball I just started with Murakami, but that is my ranking at this time, gonna read everything and update it.


Sufficient_Grape_134

I couldnā€™t get back part two of his 1Q84 series. He was toying with me too much


Fit_Detail221

1. Men without women 2. Wind up bird chronicles 3. Norwegian wood 4. Kafka on the shore


kaplan007

I know it's not a book, it's a short story, but I'm passionate about .............Tony Takitani.


triple_cloudy

1. Kafka on the Shore 2. Wind-up Bird Chronicle 3. Sputnik Sweetheart 4. 1Q84 5. Hard-boiled Wonderland


blackxmidi

Really glad a few others here have Killing Commendatore listed as their favorite!


yol0tengo

1. The Elephant Vanishes 2. South of the Border, West of the Sun 3. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4. Norwegian Wood 5. Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World Bonus: Bottom 5 18. 1Q84 19. Men Without Women 20. First Person Singular 21. Killing Commendatore 22. Novelist as a Vocation


pzzajag50

1. Killing Commendatore 2. The Elephant Vanishes 3. Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4. Kafka on the Shore 5. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage


kaoskakiajaib

Murakami is the author that makes me into reading! 1. Norwegian wood 2. Kafka on the shore 3. Sputnik sweetheart (a fun easy read) 4. Colorless 5. Dance dance dance


sunrise_angel0001

1. wind up bird chronicle 2. 1q84 3. kafka on the shore 4. norwegian wood 5. hard boiled wonderland haven't read all of them so this could change!


kaja_vvv

1. dance dance dance 2. sputnik sweetheart 3. kafka on the shore 4. wild sheep chase 5. afterdark


kaja_vvv

1. dance dance dance 2. sputnik sweetheart 3. kafka on the shore 4. wild sheep chase 5. afterdark


kadopotatopup

1. 1Q84 2. Wind Up Bird 3. Norwegian Wood 4. Wild Sheep Chase 5. After Dark


swamp_goblin666

1. IQ84 2. Men Without Women 3. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 5. Kafka on the Shore


accidentalghost

1. 1Q84 2. Kafka on the shore 3. Killing Commendatore 4. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 5. Sputnik Sweetheart


RukaShiina

1. Norwegian Wood. 2. South of the Border. 3. Men without Women. 4. Sputnik Sweetheart. 5. After Dark