Kafka on the Shore is the work of an acknowledged master. So why does this book seem so full of pointless – and pedantic – fancy?One of the pleasures of writing for the Reading group is that it’s a place I can safely get things wrong. Generally,when you write a review, your opinion is pretty final and you don’t get much chance to recant later. I’ve recently been doing some research approximately HG Wells and there are a respectable handful of critics whose sole remaining claim on immortality is having written totally wrong-headed reviews approximately the appeal and longevity of The War of the Worlds. “What a splendid opportunity is lost in the description of the exodus from London!” wrote the otherwise forgotten Basil Williams. “One thinks what a writer with a much eye for poetical effect like Mr Meredith would have made of such an opinion; whereas Mr Wells is content with describing the cheap emotions of a few bank clerks and newspaper touts.”Continue reading...
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