Well my experience is quiet different. I never disliked any of Murakami's book. My first Murakami's book is Norwegian wood, i read it last year in french, and this piece of art made me love books even more. This novel still transcends me today. I think i will read it again in the future. He is of course my favorite author, and i totally feel you when you say that he allowed you to have a better perception of your real life. Each Murakami's book i read, is a new boost for my life, his books learn me how to live more properly, in a way i can say that he saved my life, throughout his fictive characters. In deed, i can easily relate to them, and then i feel better about myself. Sometimes i even think to myself that i would really like to live in some of his fictive worlds. Thank you for this video, the quality is really great.
I had the same experience where I started reading Murakami’s books years ago and didn’t enjoy them. I came back to them this year and couldn’t get enough. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that the magic isn’t an escape, it’s a reengagement - I think this is what makes his books so compelling for me now; through experiencing the absurd and unreal, his character somehow relearn and take back their realities.
Hello Josh. I found this incredible. I love the way you understand Japanese culture hear. Did they invent haiku, hope so. is right. I love the way you see the difference between eastern culture men and women. A protagonist sounds like a narcissist evil. In this day and age men like you and Aidan are far more convious. I love history this is what I learnt from your short movie. Books are beautiful to read. I love opening up the eyes of the mind in a novel. Lesbian I'm not at all but I'm going to try find the movie on bee. I relate to the Indian culture and do yoga as a daily practice. I read Amy Tan the valley of amazement. It's an easy read on what Chinese woman go through pursue it. It's really a quick read. I love the way civilisation has helped society to learn from the past progression is awesome. I love the way you say we need to dance. I love psytrance and plan on doing film crew work and helping Aidan do sound crew work at big parties and concerts. You so good looking. This was absolutely amazing to watch
oh my goodness, I have subscribed on the basis of this. Your views on Murakami mirror my own. However how could I know you would reference " a Portrait of a Lady on Fire" surely a masterpiece (mistress piece) and a future classic
About the male gaze, I'm left confused exactly what the critics want. It's written by a man, his alter ego/the protagonist is a male, and he is also a person with desires, wants and needs, and not a feminist concept. Of course his highly subjective experience navigating love and lust, is going to be that of a flesh and blood hetero male! What do they expect?! It's also usually written in 1st person... As far as the one-dimensional female characters... well firsr of all, unless you can be more than one person, all ppl around you are going to be somewhat 1 dimensional bc you experience them through your projections and preconceived notions about them. If a love interest acts unpredictible, which a lot of Murakami's love interests do just like ppl we try to get to know IRL, then of course that woman is going to have a mystery to her. It doesn't mean Murakami sucks at writing women, it means bc he usually writes from the perspective of the male protagonist, his alter ego, of course it's going to show women from the "male gaze". Should we bash "Portrait of A Woman" on account of the 'female gaze'? It's like ppl who criticize him don't comprehend perspective.. It's truly weird.
I understand your view to a large extent, and think you can reverse the criticism for books written by women about men, which can sometimes be caricatures. I think generally speaking, where the criticism is valid is that each person in a story needs to have their own motive / goal, rather than being merely an instrumental feature of the protagonist's life. This is just better writing, not necessarily a feminist point, per se. If women are merely romantic interests without their own goal, they often seem a bit "flat" or 2d. Even given the male gaze and desire, I think most of us know what the women in our life want to achieve in their lives / what they aim for or even why they date, for instance. It's this more 3D aspect that people critique Murakami about.
Hello! This is amazing. I'm currently going through all my Murakami books and this just got recommended to me at the perfect moment. I wish more people would stumble upon this! Will definitely share this with my peers as well. Thank you for sharing your craft to the internet! :) All the best.
I like hearing about Murakami's books which I've always enjoyed. Mr. Krook ruined it by spending a quarter of the time touting the movie Portrait of a Woman on Fire. Why? To show he's a modern supporter of Feminists?
Next time just go straight talking about what the title of your video is about. So you won't bore the audience. You have a way of story telling and nice voice.
Well my experience is quiet different. I never disliked any of Murakami's book. My first Murakami's book is Norwegian wood, i read it last year in french, and this piece of art made me love books even more. This novel still transcends me today. I think i will read it again in the future. He is of course my favorite author, and i totally feel you when you say that he allowed you to have a better perception of your real life. Each Murakami's book i read, is a new boost for my life, his books learn me how to live more properly, in a way i can say that he saved my life, throughout his fictive characters. In deed, i can easily relate to them, and then i feel better about myself. Sometimes i even think to myself that i would really like to live in some of his fictive worlds. Thank you for this video, the quality is really great.
I had the same experience where I started reading Murakami’s books years ago and didn’t enjoy them. I came back to them this year and couldn’t get enough. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that the
magic isn’t an escape, it’s a reengagement - I think this is what makes his books so compelling for me now; through experiencing the absurd and unreal, his character somehow relearn and take back their realities.
Why doesn't this have more views?
ik right? this needs to blow up
Because his intro is long. It bores the audience. His intro that talks about himself is so unnecessary in this.
Because most people don't enjoy thought provoking material. lol
Hello Josh. I found this incredible. I love the way you understand Japanese culture hear. Did they invent haiku, hope so. is right. I love the way you see the difference between eastern culture men and women. A protagonist sounds like a narcissist evil. In this day and age men like you and Aidan are far more convious. I love history this is what I learnt from your short movie. Books are beautiful to read. I love opening up the eyes of the mind in a novel. Lesbian I'm not at all but I'm going to try find the movie on bee. I relate to the Indian culture and do yoga as a daily practice. I read Amy Tan the valley of amazement. It's an easy read on what Chinese woman go through pursue it. It's really a quick read. I love the way civilisation has helped society to learn from the past progression is awesome. I love the way you say we need to dance. I love psytrance and plan on doing film crew work and helping Aidan do sound crew work at big parties and concerts. You so good looking. This was absolutely amazing to watch
Great video man! One of the best videos I've seen made on this topic! 🔥
this is great :)
Quite fond of the cut to mom’s spaghetti 🍝 to represent loneliness, foreign lands & the surreal
Murakami has several chapters of his character just cooking spaghetti haha.
@@joshuakrook1 it was only after I had written this comment that I finished listening & heard the you insinuate what you mentioned above.
I just purchased NW, I is my first HM novel
this was beautiful!! would love to see more content on japanese literature:)
I did one on meiko Kawakami too :)
Try Kazuo Ishiguro. His works also good to read
@@vjy8271 I have some of his books and will be reading them soon! Thanks for reminding me haha :)
Great work Josh
Thanks!
oh my goodness, I have subscribed on the basis of this. Your views on Murakami mirror my own. However how could I know you would reference " a Portrait of a Lady on Fire" surely a masterpiece (mistress piece) and a future classic
About the male gaze, I'm left confused exactly what the critics want. It's written by a man, his alter ego/the protagonist is a male, and he is also a person with desires, wants and needs, and not a feminist concept. Of course his highly subjective experience navigating love and lust, is going to be that of a flesh and blood hetero male! What do they expect?! It's also usually written in 1st person... As far as the one-dimensional female characters... well firsr of all, unless you can be more than one person, all ppl around you are going to be somewhat 1 dimensional bc you experience them through your projections and preconceived notions about them. If a love interest acts unpredictible, which a lot of Murakami's love interests do just like ppl we try to get to know IRL, then of course that woman is going to have a mystery to her. It doesn't mean Murakami sucks at writing women, it means bc he usually writes from the perspective of the male protagonist, his alter ego, of course it's going to show women from the "male gaze". Should we bash "Portrait of A Woman" on account of the 'female gaze'? It's like ppl who criticize him don't comprehend perspective.. It's truly weird.
I understand your view to a large extent, and think you can reverse the criticism for books written by women about men, which can sometimes be caricatures. I think generally speaking, where the criticism is valid is that each person in a story needs to have their own motive / goal, rather than being merely an instrumental feature of the protagonist's life. This is just better writing, not necessarily a feminist point, per se. If women are merely romantic interests without their own goal, they often seem a bit "flat" or 2d. Even given the male gaze and desire, I think most of us know what the women in our life want to achieve in their lives / what they aim for or even why they date, for instance. It's this more 3D aspect that people critique Murakami about.
Hello! This is amazing. I'm currently going through all my Murakami books and this just got recommended to me at the perfect moment. I wish more people would stumble upon this!
Will definitely share this with my peers as well.
Thank you for sharing your craft to the internet! :) All the best.
Thanks so much! :)
I like hearing about Murakami's books which I've always enjoyed. Mr. Krook ruined it by spending a quarter of the time touting the movie Portrait of a Woman on Fire. Why? To show he's a modern supporter of Feminists?
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First 3 minutes push me too?
Does not sound the same
Next time just go straight talking about what the title of your video is about. So you won't bore the audience. You have a way of story telling and nice voice.