The book Brett chose January's book reading club book will be Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. A favorite author of mine as well. Brett gave us this book with a short preface which has been included below.
To the Inaugural Members of a Grand Book Club,
With mucha gracia to our great friend and mutual acquaintance Andrew Schwartz, I have chosen our first piece of literature. It is a book that I read once in a strange land and one that I look forward to reading again in an even stranger land (Danville). It is written by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, and is titled Kafka on the Shore. It is the bizarre story of a free-spirited young man, a remarkable simpleton, and a plethora of other strange characters and happenings. It works with notions of cause, fate, and the nature of Time itself. Besides this, I will just say that it is beautifully written, and I will leave the rest for you to read and interpret, and for us to discuss when the time is ripe.
I hope you can find a well-worn copy in your local library or used bookstore, one that you can one day pass on to your children, and your children's children after them, explaining to them how you, once upon a time, undertook a grand protestacular against the powers that be. I hope you enjoy and I invite you to e-mail me (brett.allin@gmail.com) or our mutual acquaintance if any questions or problems arise in the course of your reading. Thank you and I wish you all a lifetime of good books and positive relationships.
Sincerely,
Brett J. Allin
*PS.. here is the book, and a link to the wiki. Please enjoy, and to give you a few days lets reconvene on February 20th. I'll have the next book ready before then.
Good luck, and ENJOY!
Best Regards,
Andrew
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