tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post1987069379094017819..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Norwegian Wood ReadalongAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-41221418721781311472012-01-11T12:25:35.420-05:002012-01-11T12:25:35.420-05:00Something about the image (and the sound I imagine...Something about the image (and the sound I imagined) of the cicadas crunching underfoot gives me the heebie-jeebies. <br /><br />Yes, boys being gross in dorms is definitely universal. I think that's why I like Storm Trooper so much--he's hygienic! <br /><br />Hope you enjoy the next few chapters!Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-67711894271906408472012-01-11T12:08:42.845-05:002012-01-11T12:08:42.845-05:00Oops, didn't mean to leave out wisconsin. i&#...Oops, didn't mean to leave out wisconsin. i've gone back to modify.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-7441241062531963582012-01-11T11:12:55.283-05:002012-01-11T11:12:55.283-05:00Well now.....do your eight or so years in Wisconsi...Well now.....do your eight or so years in Wisconsin count for naught??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-84106236258541564572012-01-10T20:39:50.965-05:002012-01-10T20:39:50.965-05:00I'm a slacker and didn't even think to loo...I'm a slacker and didn't even think to look up the anthem. And that mattress? Ewww. I'm so glad that I'm not a boy.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-43079777151739933232012-01-10T20:24:30.758-05:002012-01-10T20:24:30.758-05:00Who knew that Japanese cicadas were so much more i...Who knew that Japanese cicadas were so much more intense than Mississippi ones? <br /><br />lucybird, the one I gave up on was Wind-Up Bird Chronicles. <br /><br />Audra, I hope you keep those comments coming!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-71965559796161892762012-01-10T17:17:06.306-05:002012-01-10T17:17:06.306-05:00I completely read this thinking of The Wind-up Bir...I completely read this thinking of The Wind-up Bird Chronicles...which made me a bit confused. Norwegian Wood was my introduction to Murakami and I loved it, but actually it is probably my least favourite so far.<br /><br />Am intrigued as to which one you gave up on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-20215497180305388622012-01-10T16:08:58.524-05:002012-01-10T16:08:58.524-05:00I think the fact that you read only two chapters a...I think the fact that you read only two chapters allowed you to make EVEN BETTER observations about the subtext. It may benefit the rest of us if you continue to be behind in your reading.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-24686586094154733822012-01-10T15:44:49.953-05:002012-01-10T15:44:49.953-05:00On the national anthem - the other English transla...On the national anthem - the other English translation just gives a glimpse of the lyrics (and a slightly different translation) - "Yon pebbled shores" and "reigns eternal"Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748178730844113883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-88254453961204212492012-01-10T15:00:43.562-05:002012-01-10T15:00:43.562-05:00It does actually get better! But yeah, pretty gre...It does actually get better! But yeah, pretty great so far.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748178730844113883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-51294448521594469452012-01-10T14:30:45.774-05:002012-01-10T14:30:45.774-05:00Now I'm the one obnoxiously commenting on the ...Now I'm the one obnoxiously commenting on the readalong without reading the book...because I loved your comments. (And this quote -- "sweat-impregnated pads would give off odors beyond redemption." -- fabulous!!)<br /><br />So right about national anthems.Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-72868651993864739192012-01-10T10:13:17.537-05:002012-01-10T10:13:17.537-05:00You can talk about WHICHEVER CHAPTERS YOU WANT. So...You can talk about WHICHEVER CHAPTERS YOU WANT. So long as they aren't past what we're supposed to have read. Spoilers and all.<br /><br />"I love the meditation on memory and clarity at the end of chapter one: it's almost like a prose version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle: the closer in time he is to Naoko, the less clear she seems."<br /><br />Daaaaaamn, madam. That's good. I enjoy that observation inDEED.<br /><br />And yeeah, I was lazy and didn't look up the rest of the Japanese national anthem, but I kind of assumed it was a "We're super-awesome" kind of thing like most national anthems. I guess I'll go check them out now.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-8074753829859703922012-01-10T09:16:24.237-05:002012-01-10T09:16:24.237-05:00Great book, and completely different from everythi...Great book, and completely different from everything else in the Murakami canon. I hope you enjoy it. <br /><br />By the way, the cicadas in Japan are insane. Way louder than in America.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308509561834397951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-83301354265427281982012-01-10T09:10:36.496-05:002012-01-10T09:10:36.496-05:00Obnoxiously commented- it wasn't obnoxious, it...Obnoxiously commented- it wasn't obnoxious, it was awesome, as long as you were saying mean things about The Help! I like that you've only read two chapters (I mean- naughty! You didn't follow the rules etc) because at that point yesterday I was kind of like 'oooh, revelation!' and then it totally picked up from there so, yeah, expect great things! (Well, I thought they were great anyway!) Also, boys are gross and national anthems are weird (except the English one, which is BORING and all monarchist and uck).Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.com