Warning: NSFW because this book was very, very weird. Shruti and Neha talk about fate and destiny, Freud, and the spiritual realm, and also throw some shade on the book’s flat and uninspired female characters.

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Mieko Kawakami interviews Murakami about his female characters

Shelf Discovery:

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Neha - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Shruti - The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster; The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

*Content warning: this episode contains references to incest and rape as they appear in the book.

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