Closing Thoughts

This class has given me a new-found appreciation for short stories. The amount that Murakami and the author's who have inspired him are able to pack into two, three, five, or fifteen pages is astounding. I have loved diving into the worlds they create for or fifteen or twenty minutes and coming out of it with a slightly altered perception of the world; with a new experience in my pocket. I hope to continue reading more short (and long, and very long - 1Q84...) works by Murakami and to continue to explore more of the works that have shaped his own writing. It has been wonderful to dive into these short, different worlds and also to string them together.