Is anyone here a fan of his work? A lot of this novels are also translated into English, so if you are familiar with his work, I am sure re-reading his novel in English would be interesting and beneficial to English reading skill. For beginners I highly recommend "After Dark", I read the English version and I was surprised to see that it wasn't as awkward as I imageined it would be. The narration of the city and the streets, the upcoming and on goning night of Tokyo, the conversation between Mari and Takahashi, and the description of the room where Eri is deeply asleep... When I first read them in Chinese, translated by Mrs. Lai, the wording and the sentence structure made me feel like I was reading a detective story XD When I read it the second time in Japanese, I guess the female speech pattern added more room for romance. When I read it the third time in English, I felt like the story itself has become something else, something I've never read before. Even thought I already know exactly how the plot will proceed, but reading it in a language I am not totally familiar with make it feel like a new book... "After Dark" is the first Murakami book I read, and at that time I was in love with someone... so I guess that's why this book means so much to me... -- People are capable of kindness beyond angels, yet we also commit sins that would put a demon to shame... --

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