Watanabe's first lover, Naoko, was originally the girlfriend of his high school classmate Muyue, but then Muyue committed suicide and Naoko lived alone. A year later, Watanabe met Naoko by chance and started dating. Naoko at this time has become demure and shy, with a dark cloud in his eyes from time to time. On the night of Naoko's 20th birthday, the two had sex. Unexpectedly, Naoko disappeared the next day. A few months later, Naoko wrote to say that she was living in a mental sanatorium far away in the mountains. When Watanabe went to visit, he found that Naoko began to have the plump and delicate beauty of a mature woman. He also met Reiko who was in the same dormitory as Naoko. Before leaving, Watanabe said that he would always wait for Naoko.
I met Midori in a small restaurant, Watanabe, because Midori asked him to borrow the class notes from "History of Drama II", and they gradually got acquainted with each other in the future. When Midoriko's father died, Watanabe began to date the younger Midoriko. Luzi is the opposite of the introverted Naoko, and looks very pure and lively.
During this period, Watanabe was very depressed and hesitated. On the one hand, he never forgets Naoko's lingering illness and tenderness, on the other hand, it is difficult to resist Luzi's bold confession and charming vitality. Soon there was the bad news of Naoko's suicide, Watanabe trekking around in despair. Finally, with the encouragement of Naoko’s fellow patient, Reiko, he began to explore the life thereafter.
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Me
The first time I read this book was in a reading class in elementary school. At that time, I didn’t understand the subtle but strong feelings of the characters in the book. When I grew up, I read it again, whether it was Watanabe’s love for Naoko or Riko’s. Both energy and passion make me feel a different world.
Lin Shaohua
Needless to say, "Norwegian Forest" is Haruki Murakami's most famous novel and the easiest to read and realistic one of his works. There is no magical labyrinth, no Kafka-like metaphors, no unbelievable plots, just use plain language to tell about the lost youth, telling the various experiences, experiences and feelings of the youth age-telling the passengers of the Youth Express along the way The real scenery seen.