I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it—to be fed so much love I couldn't take it any more. Just once.

Death exists, not as the opposite but as a part of life.

"Norwegian Wood" subtly addresses mental health struggles, urging us to recognize and empathize with the challenges faced by others, fostering a more compassionate society.

7. Coping with Mental Health:

Murakami's narrative underscores the profound impact memories can have on our present and future, urging us to cherish and learn from our past experiences.

4. The Power of Memories:

Each character's journey serves as a reminder of the uniqueness of personal growth, inspiring us to embark on our own paths without conforming to societal expectations

6. Individual Journeys:

The unspoken emotions within the story highlight the significance of silence in communication, emphasizing that sometimes words are inadequate to convey the depth of our feelings.

5. The Weight of Silence:

Life's most profound moments often arise when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Embracing vulnerability opens the door to genuine connections, creativity, and personal growth. Norwegian Wood" teaches us to navigate the complexities of loss and grief, emphasizing the importance of finding one's own pace in healing.

1. Navigating Loss with Grace:

As long as we are here, we can get by without hurting others or being hurt by them because we know that we are "deformed." That's what distinguishes us from the outside world: most people go about their lives there unconscious of their deformities, while in this little world of ours the deformities themselves are a precondition.

Norwegian wood was my first Murakami and to be completely honest... I hated it. I hated how he wrote women. I hated the story. I hated the protagonist. Then I gave the author another chance and read Kafka on the shore. I really liked this book. But still I hated how he wrote the women. They are just all the same. All bubbly and quirky and over sexualised. But I guess this just is his style of writing? I will give him another try because I really liked the story behind kafka but I can't see why people like Norwegian Wood. Maybe it's just me lmao because everyone else seems to love it

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Life is woven with intricate relationships, each carrying its own complexity. The author urges us to navigate these intricacies with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to learn.

2. Navigate the Complexity of Relationships:

I guess I don't really understand you yet…I'm not all that smart. It take me a while to understand things. But if I do have the time, I will come to understand you—better than anyone else in the world ever can.

Through the characters' experiences, the novel encourages us to accept the impermanence of life, teaching us that change is inevitable, and we must learn to adapt.

3. Embody Resilience in Adversity:

7  life lessons from "Norwegian Wood" that should never be discussed.

A special movie-tie in edition for the long-awaited film release based on this beloved novel by Haruki Murakami: the story of one college student's romantic coming-of-age, a journey to that distant place of a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love. Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before.  Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable.  As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan.

-TORU

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