This book was very different from Murakami's usual style, Magical realism, and the storyline was much simpler too, but the way it made me feel...was unique. I think it moved me more than any other of his books. A simple view of the world and struggles of us, that made me think that sometimes our little world inside us is our biggest enemy. I love how Toru was observing the whole flow of events.. My new favorite Murakami book!