Slim, small, beautiful ... Exquisitely designed and produced, featuring an intricate cover and evocative illustrations throughout by Yuko Shimizu. While not a fitting gift for cat lovers, it would make a marvelous gift for any Murakami lovers.
Maddeningly sparse ... The author seems to make a point of avoiding the telling details that would give this work a life beyond generalities ... Mr. Murakami may, after so many literary accomplishments, be comfortable offering us so little. But what is a writer for, if not to give things names?
