The Cripple goes on a quest for his missing arm. He met many "interesting characters", (or should I say sickly characters.) In the end he found... uh... I don't know what happen in the end yet since I haven't finished reading this book.

With only two chapters read, I already can say this is one of my most favourite books. I love this book not because it's sick (or should I say despite it's so sick and dark), but because it's full of riddles. It makes you think. I already felt somehow enlightened after just reading two chapters of this book.

Now I won't say this is a mainstream book, and its dark subject has deprive of the popularity it actually deserves. I would say the author is extremely clever and probably in the same level as Lewis Carroll. I will surely hunt down the rest of his books and devour them....

(after some searching, it seems this is the only book from this Author... oh well, I'll wait)

I have read all of Haruki's books and so far I think this is a pretty good one. It's quite unlike most of his other books which was close to reality but not quite real, this books is simply unreal.

The thing about his books is to make you think, make you wonder. What could the "shadow" means? What does it mean to lose "the shadow"? In his most recent book, "Kafka on the Shore", Haruki had repeatedly mention about having no shadow. Hmmm... I'm not sure what it's but it sure isn't a nice thing to lose.

It is a very sad story. Sad in an unrealistic way. Sad yet still satisfying...