After Dark
Registered by Niksu of Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 1/23/2012
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
11 journalers for this copy...
The midnight hour approaches in an almost empty all-night diner. Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a young man, a musician, intrudes on her solitude. Both have missed the last train home.
Later, Mari is interrupted again by a girl from the Alphaville Hotel; a Chinese prostitute has been hurt by a client, and she needs Mari's help.
Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri sleeps a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; she has lain asleep for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the TV screen, though the television's plug has been pulled out.
Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?
Later, Mari is interrupted again by a girl from the Alphaville Hotel; a Chinese prostitute has been hurt by a client, and she needs Mari's help.
Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri sleeps a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; she has lain asleep for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the TV screen, though the television's plug has been pulled out.
Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?
The book has been on my shelf for 5 years now. Last visit to Turku I found Vintage copy of this book, the series I collect for Murakami books. So this is free to bookcross and that's why I read it finally. I like to spare his books and enjoy when the moment is perfect.
This I liked a lot, no surprise though. It was a bit easier plot but of course some surreal twists as well. Murakamis books are pure joy.
**Reserved for erpax.
This I liked a lot, no surprise though. It was a bit easier plot but of course some surreal twists as well. Murakamis books are pure joy.
**Reserved for erpax.
Off it goes to erpax. (not with helposti as I first informed but comes anyway:)) Hope you like the book!
Many thanks Niksu! Haruki Murakami is one of my favourite authors. Thanks for offering this book! Edit:
I totally forgot to mention this stylish and clever origami bookmark Niksu has made! I definitely have to learn how to make these. :) Thank you, Niksu!
I just enjoyed reading this book! There was not a single break in its narrative flow, its narrative pacing was perfect, and there was a light feeling of tension in everything. This novel didn't have as bizarre twists as the other books I have read written by Murakami, and almost all the dreamlike elements of magic realism it had existed in the "Eri scenes". It was easy to visualize the characters, and also the conversations they had seemed real. I liked the way everything was left dangling at the end.After Dark was as stylish and clever as its bookmark. They will now travel together forward. Many thanks, Niksu!
I got the book at our local bookcrossing meet-up. I'll read it first and then I'll give it to em64. Thanks!
An interesting book. I'm not sure if I understood it in its dream-like surrealism, if there even is a "correct" way to understand a book, but I really liked the atmosphere and the dialogue. Thanks for introducing Haruki Murakami's writing to me, everybody!
The fine bookmark will continue travelling with the book, which is now reserved for em64.
The fine bookmark will continue travelling with the book, which is now reserved for em64.
Thanks, got the book at the local meetup tonight.
I haven't read Murakami before so I had no idea of what kind of book it was. Having read this one I still don't know what kind of book it was but I did like it a lot. The story was captivating, surreal, interesting, you couldn't help but being drawn to the characters. In some passages Murakami makes the reader to be part of the story when he tells what "we" see and feel in Eri's room. When the story ends you can't help but yearn for more because you don't get to know what happens to the characters.
Released 9 yrs ago (7/3/2014 UTC) at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland
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Kirja lähti postin matkassa seuraavalle lukijalle.
Thank you so much em64 for sending me this as a RABCK! Lucky, that you, Niksu, found another copy, so I get to read this also :) I enjoyed so much Murakami's Kafka on the Shore - that I want to read all his novels.
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Possibly goes to halonhakkaaja next.
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Possibly goes to halonhakkaaja next.
Gave for a friend to read; coming back to me.
Back home.
Yes, I liked it a lot too :) I have nothing to add to previous comments of this book.
Towards halonhakkaaja with the courier Annimanni. Enjoy the read! This was a great book.
Thanks for the courier :) I hope you have time to read this.
Thanks for the courier :) I hope you have time to read this.
It's your friendly neighbourhood courier here! TiiMa gave this book to me to take to Kuopio this weekend - but I think I'll read it myself first :)
My first Murakami, but most likely not the last. I enjoyed the atmosphere, the mood, the characterization, the ensemble style. Thanks for recommending this, TiiMa!
Now the book's in the safe hands of the next courier, sumako :)
Now the book's in the safe hands of the next courier, sumako :)
Journal Entry 18 by halonhakkaaja at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Thursday, August 6, 2015
Thanks for this book and special thanks for couriers! Looks delicious, let's see how I like the contents...
Journal Entry 19 by halonhakkaaja at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Saturday, August 22, 2015
Great book! It was very touching. Sometimes I'm disappointed if there are big things left open in the end, but now I liked the end also very much.
Journal Entry 20 by halonhakkaaja at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Monday, April 11, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (4/13/2016 UTC) at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland
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Tarjolla Kuopion bc-tapaamisessa ennen hämärän tuloa.
Journal Entry 21 by KakiPe at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Otin miitistä kaverille lukemista.
Journal Entry 22 by KakiPe at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (5/5/2016 UTC) at Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland
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Kaverille lukemista.
Journal Entry 23 by Koivula5 at Nivala, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Sunday, May 8, 2016
Thanks!
Journal Entry 24 by Koivula5 at Nivala, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Saturday, August 27, 2016
Hmm...
Helmet: 5 (kirjan kannesta voi tehdä kirjanaaman)
Popsugar: 6 (a book translated to English)
Mutta: osui Kirjakemmakat-viikonloppuun s. 143: "Sorry, but I don't want to talk about that -------It's kind of a delicate subject." !! :) !! :)
Helmet: 5 (kirjan kannesta voi tehdä kirjanaaman)
Popsugar: 6 (a book translated to English)
Mutta: osui Kirjakemmakat-viikonloppuun s. 143: "Sorry, but I don't want to talk about that -------It's kind of a delicate subject." !! :) !! :)
Journal Entry 25 by Koivula5 at Nivala, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Friday, December 1, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (12/2/2017 UTC) at Nivala, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland
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For the November winner
Journal Entry 26 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Thursday, December 7, 2017
Thank you Koivula5! I've never read Murakami's books and and honestly they scare me a bit. The synopsis got me quite curious, will definitely give it a go as you never know.
Journal Entry 27 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Wednesday, October 28, 2020
What a strange yet quite interesting book. It left so many things in the open and was a bit surreal, I didn't really know what to think at times, especially as the outside viewer watching Eri. This is definitely one of those that leave you thinking about it and some time afterwards you think you understand some piece...
I don't know, I might read another Murakami, this left me sort of curious. Thanks!
I don't know, I might read another Murakami, this left me sort of curious. Thanks!
Journal Entry 28 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Saturday, December 24, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/20/2022 UTC) at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland
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Shhh… part of Secret Santa 2022 gift. But, Santa realized afterwards that this one is in English and didn’t check if it’s ok…
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Onnea, olet löytänyt vapauttamani kirjan! Se on nyt sinun - voit pitää sen, antaa tuttavallesi tai vapauttaa edelleen. Kiitos kun ilmoitit löytäneesi kirjan! Mikäli haluat, olet tervetullut liittymään Bookcrossing.comiin. :)
Congratulations, you've found a book I've released in the wild. It's yours now - you can keep it, give to someone you know or release it back in the wild. Thank you for letting me know you've found it! If you want, you're welcome to join Bookcrossing.com. :)
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Onnea, olet löytänyt vapauttamani kirjan! Se on nyt sinun - voit pitää sen, antaa tuttavallesi tai vapauttaa edelleen. Kiitos kun ilmoitit löytäneesi kirjan! Mikäli haluat, olet tervetullut liittymään Bookcrossing.comiin. :)
Congratulations, you've found a book I've released in the wild. It's yours now - you can keep it, give to someone you know or release it back in the wild. Thank you for letting me know you've found it! If you want, you're welcome to join Bookcrossing.com. :)
Thank you for this book as well, Santa :D English is mighty fine by me ;D
This was different and at first interesting. About halfway through I got somewhat bored (and I didn't even read this in one go). Even the supernatural bit left me cold. I did read this to the end and it did leave basically everything hanging as previous readers have said. I'm not in love with this style and this book will most likely be the first _and_ last I read from Murakami. Gomen nasai.
Journal Entry 31 by Delenna at Redi in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, April 22, 2023
Released 12 mos ago (4/23/2023 UTC) at Redi in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland
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Leaving this on the "lounge shelf" in Redi after the bc-meetup :)
