Fucking Nazi.

GOT ASHTON?

Idiocy is contagious.

Got Mad Libs Level "Jokes?"

Wrong. The real villain here is Ashton Kutcher for being, well, who he is.

At the prestigious Keebler tree factory.

Or dumber. We'll never know until his idiocy bottoms out.

Occupy Rattner, etc.

I think it's that Austin Powers guy.

Who doesn't? I'm ironing spaghetti right now.

Yep.

I hope someday that I have an 1Q of 84 so this comment could be funny.

But the book is just sooooo long!

I'd like to read this comment, but I think I'll just wait for the Cliff's Notes or the movie.

Yeah, true. However there's a certain impatience here that's hard to describe… I guess "instant gratification" is the easiest way to put it but falls drastically short of capturing the full extent of the flaw.

"I awoke, drenched in sweat. For a moment I thought I could still hear her voice, echoing down the inky blackness of the hotel's corridors. I shook off the feeling and reached for the glass of water set on my bed-side table. I took a long, leisurely sip and glanced at where the glass once stood on the table.…

The worst part is that this book seems to be consistent with his entire canon. It's like reviewing Coltrane and asking why there needs to be so much saxophone all over the place.

It's weird. It's like the author has no idea of the extreme banality that goes into being male. What guy likes sex, beautiful women, and junk caressing?

I dunno, the way Murakami frames the interviews, orders them, and edits them is pure Murakami.

Absolutely. I can see where Americans might not like it though. It seems like most of us just read books to find out what happens at the end. Thoroughly depressing.