NO, THIS IS NOT A MANGA!

Kafka on the Shore...A song that signals dread in the heart of the woman who wrote it. It's time for an adventure on Kafka's 15th birthday. Time to run away from home. ollow his adventures and those of the strange old man Nakata and how their lives are intertwined. Life is never as simple as you want it to be, no matter how you are in life: smart or dumb, rich or poor.

Strange events in the book worth being noted: Cats talk, souls are collected, Colonel Sanders shows up and no one is as they first appear to be. Everyone has secrets, as well. Some more extreme than others. Some concieled by the government.

Characters:
Kafka: the toughest 15 year old ever.
Nakata: the dumb old man who can't read
Oshima: a man with a rather odd secret, very smart
Miss Saeki: a woman with a troubled past

Rating:
OMFG READ THIS!!!! 5 outa five!!!!!!!!!! *****

Haruki Murakami is a WONDERFUL japanese author. His stories border on the obscene at times, but they all have a wonderful meaning. Just...it's hard to explain how much i love this book. READ IT! It's at your local bookstore! I can't wait for his next book to come out!!