Reading Kafka

I have to admit, Haruki Murakami is a genius who can twist and turn words, create metaphors and riddles that hunts you for long time without any answers. I have been reading his book, and trying to understand what he is trying to communicate but only to meet with frustration at times. But nevertheless its a page turner and pages flow like a river.

Still half-way to go through! But I am sure it will  be in re-read list as Murakami himself has suggested that it's a book that needs to be read and re-read to understand. Apparently he said "Kafka on the Shore contains several riddles, but there aren't any solutions provided. Instead, several of these riddles combine, and through their interaction the possibility of a solution takes shape. And the form this solution takes will be different for each reader. To put it another way, the riddles function as part of the solution. It's hard to explain, but that's the kind of novel I set out to write."

Obviously the book has so many riddles and startling characters/plots that I can relate to. And some awesome lines as well. Few are below:

"..intolerant, narrow minds with no imagination are like parasites that transform the host, change form and continue to thrive. They are lost cause." 

"With each new dawn it's not the same world as the day before. And you are not the same person you were either"

"...I don't need to judge whether people are good or evil. Likewise I don't have to act according to standards of good and evil."

Read if you have time.