Tabitha Suzuma... and Haruki Murakami.
Tabitha Suzuma - Forbidden. What i can say about this particular work is - it must be inspired from a movie. It's one of my favourite movies - Nobody Knows. I wish to leave a comment in the Goodreads section and see what others say about this.
Haruki Murakami - I've been reading his works from last year. And it was actually been promoted by my famous lecturer - Lim Swee Tin. I don't know if he was just started reading Murakami's work or what, but he mentioned about reading Sputnik Sweetheart in a train and being ashamed of the cover.
I assumed that's the first time he read the book. About Murakami's other works - i dont know.
Well, he's a great writer, no way he never read the books of Murakamis.
Because of the thoughts (my famous lecturer only just began knowing Murakami's works) i had this feeling... lucky. i felt so lucky for having this chance to know about this writer. Murakami is a great writer. So great. I love the way he used similes in his works. It's just wonderful.
I'm currently reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Even the title is epic enough. ^^
I remembered a part of the book mentioning a comparation made by him. Saying that it's not as easy as picking up the prettiest rose in the garden to be presented for granny. How cool is that?
My absolute favourite is Sputnik Sweetheart. I can read it every day. Every minute, every second and wouldnt get tired of the style of his writing. - Well, that's because that's the only book i get hold on till the end. I've read Kafka on The Shore. But i dont really like it. But i LOVE the scenes and the ideas. Like - meeting a girl on a bus. Running away from home (that kind of adventure), and living in a library. Well it can be related to myself cos all my life, I've always loved library. All my adoloscence years have been spent in libraries. Borrowing lots of books from libraries in school. And even when i entered universities, my favourite places were libraries. I can't describe how i love libraries. It's the biggest pleasure of my life and i wish i could still use all those libraries that i've left. They were all wonderful. I've met most of my favourite books there - books that i cannot afford to own.
About the story Forbidden, i've never thought there could be a writer copying works from a movie. I do gave a thought about that but i just never thought they're existed. Now i've seen it for myself. Read it for myself. So i know it's normal to be inspired by your favourite movie. My review on that book would be - it's disturbing. Loving your own brother. it's disturbing. Maybe because i've watched the movie, so i keep having these images of Akira and Kyoko. In love? Making out? It's pretty repulsive because in the movie, they were genuinely siblings. But to be honest in the first time i watched the appearance of Kyoko, i do hope - how wonderful it would be if Kyoko and Akira can be in relationships. So maybe it's a satisfction for Miss Suzuma. To see both of them in love. And in that sense, i can feel the satisfaction myself. For those whhose longing to see Kyoko and Akira in love, then you should read this book.
The Kids in Nobody Knows
Akira
Kyoko
Apart of all that, it was definitely a great book. It was very well writeen. It amazes me in every way. Even made me fall in love with Lochan's style. His masculinity. He's a pure man. I don't know how Miss Suzuma did this, but she's amazing at describing being a man (in Lochan's point of view). All this time, i always thought, a woman can never write 1st point of view as a man. Because one day it'll end up sounding like a girl. Sissy. But Miss Suzuma did it very well. It's just like what a man feels. Ignorance of a man. Simple thoughts of man. It's juat amazing. And whenever it comes to Maya's point of view, Miss Suzuma can switch the mood into being deep-thought, sensitive, a-bit-carried-away-with-emotions, well that's how girls are, right? All i can say is i will always make her writing as a reference. In line with Murakami's style of simile writing.
I'm so thankful of having this chance to read these wonderful books.
It made me think that Japanese brains are amazing. I've loved Hayao Miyazaki. Then i love Haruki Murakami. Now i love Tabitha Suzuma.
