The City And Its Uncertain Walls – Haruki Murakami

Full disclosure: I have a conflicted response to Murakami’s writing, only loving some books like the brilliant 1Q84. Happily, this new book definitely belongs in the great must-read category. This review is necessarily enigmatic because of magic realism content. Can different worlds like a walled-in town with unicorns co-exist with the natural world? Can a shadow and a real person be separated and trade roles? Overall, the story is a fantastical quest, and an ode to love, loss and yearning. And yes, there are dreams and books and libraries!