My first encounter with one of Haruki Murakami's novels was when I happened to pop into Barnes and Noble to get something and saw the 1Q84 cover. The cover was the first to grab my attention and it was also at the time that I was taking an Introduction to Asian Literature course that piqued my interest since we were reading some contemporary writers like Ryunosuke Akutagawa and others. I'm also a tumblr junkie and I came across several excerpted quotes and pieces from Murakami's other works. Those alone were so beautifully written that I wanted to delve into the experience. What I got was well...
