After reading books 1 and 2 of this trilogy not expect much from the final delivery of the work. Perhaps it was this total lack of expectations that has made me enjoy both mature Murakami, ironic and profound humanity which is revealed in this book. The first two sinned to me like a generic formalism excess fit the author in a scheme too strict and that spoiled his best talents, resulting in a novel formula that did not quite make the cut and convincing. But for this third book Murakami seems to have broken away from all these scruples formal arguments. The action is limited to the last 50 pages in the 400 first basically nothing happens other than the alternative narrative of the experiences of three people locked in their own circumstances of uprooting and united by a loneliness so fundamental that goes far beyond a simple lack of companionship.
Anyone familiar with the theories of Ernst Jung can apparently identify the philosophical pattern which is based Murakami to create his parallel world and the strange connections between the characters. Those who instead suffer from a profound ignorance in most intellectual areas, such as myself, however we recognize some emotions, aspirations, dreams, hopes and frustrations that are human and universal and require no explanation in footnote page.
This is in addition to a great book and different, whose only downside is that you have read the previous two in order to access it. But I dare say almost worth the effort.
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