Just finished Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World; translated by Alfred Birnbaum.

Genius.

Please read if you like: Surreal things, Sci-fi things, Postmodern things, things that are excellent, and/or Cognitive Theory


Quote:

"I can tell Bob Dylan in an instant," she said.

"Because his harmonica's worse than Stevie Wonder?"

She laughed again. Nice to know I could still make someone laugh.

"No, I really like his voice," she said. "It's like a kid standing at the window watching the rain."

Key Words: INKling, Semiotec, Accordion, Whiskey, Dreamreading, Librarians, Unicorns, Skulls, Shadows, Information Warfare


Answer:

"Ever read The Brother's Karamazov?" I asked.

"Once, a long time ago."

"Well toward the end, Aloysha is speaking to a young student named Kolya Krasotkin. And he says, Kolya, you're going to have a miserable future. But overall, you'll have a happy life."

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Oregonian artist Joe Ryckebosch:

Stellar Jay
(2008)

Alaskan Folklore Part 1
(2008)

Panthervision
(2007)