
After Dark
By: Haruki Murakami
4 out of 5
I love Asian writers (and directors, actors, singers, etc.) so it's no surprise that I found this book very enjoyable. But if it weren't for the names of characters and cities, you might never know this was an Asian novel. The translation is flawless and flows as smoothly as most American written English novels.
Fans of Raymond Carver will eat this book up. Very similar style.
The story takes place over the span of a few hours. From dark till first morning light, and follows Mari, who is the youger sister of Eri. Mari has a hard time sleeping and roams around all night, while Eri is at home, where she has been sleeping for two months.
Mari meets a few very interesting characters on this night, and the story is fun. Filled with humor, darkness and thrills, I will put this one on the shelf to re-read in a few years.








