The Strange Library by Haruki MurakamiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Reading confession - I totally picked up this book because of the cover. The cover is everything, I always judge a book by its cover. Unlike any normal adult book, the cover flips open vertically so of course, I had to feed my curiosity and figure out what this book was about.
And now that I've read it... I still don't know exactly what it's about. The summary tells you right off: a boy gets stuck in a crazy weird library with an old man, a man dressed in sheep's skin, and a beautiful girl that only he, but sometimes the Sheep Man, can see. He's terribly upset because now he will be late for dinner and his mother will be upset and he eventually tries to escape.
I know there's a deeper meaning, I just haven't figured it out yet. This is the first book I've read in a long time in 1 sitting, so I was excited about that. Aside from being a short story, it's printed in 18 point font. So there is the possibility of reading it again, if necessary.
I've ranked the stars based on the cover & the smart writing.
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