Response from readers of independent novels3. I am very fond of Oshima, the librarian because he is humble and straightforward. Oshima has a knack with his words and can easily push people away from his presence. In one of the cases, Oshima introduced two so-called “feminists” in bad taste. He stated that “intolerant, narrow and unimaginative minds are like parasites that transform the host, change shape and continue to thrive.” What I liked about Oshima was that he trusted Kafka without doubting him and continued to have a non-judgmental view of Kafka. He helped Kafka stay in his cabin in the woods during his time on the run and when the police were looking for him. He reassured Kafka when the police were looking for him around the time his father was murdered. “If you go to the police and prove you have a solid alibi. It would make things a lot easier than trying to run around avoiding them. Of course I will support you”4. I despised Kafka's father, Koichi Tamura. The death of Kafka's father coincides with that of Johnnie Walker, a cat killer in Nakano Ward. I wasn't particularly happy with Koichi's character because he had a disgusting prophecy about his own family. To Kafka he said: "One day you will kill your father and be with your mother." Kafka's father didn't talk to anyone, including Kafka, and was usually in his own world. Koichi Tamura “threw away all the photos of my mother and sister and deleted them from the family registry.” He would have done this so that Kafka would not find his mother and sister. Johnnie Walker is a sadistic cat killer who is eventually killed. It shows the dark and disturbing side of Kafka's father. “It's not like you're killing someone who doesn't want to die. In fact, you are doing crap...... middle of paper ......worry that his life has been difficult or uncomfortable.”14. I would recommend this book to any 9th grade student who enjoys reading fantasy and twisted novels. I think this book would appeal to a wide range of people because it mixes different genres together to create a mind-bending novel. It also touches on many topics such as sexuality, desire, family, hate and fantasy. Murakami includes different perspectives such as that of the adult and the adolescent. Include these things by putting them into their life stories. It could also be a very relatable story because Kafka is “a runaway teenager with a backpack” and Nakata is someone who is seen as “useless” in society and is relatively ignored. I think a lot of people can relate to him because a lot of people feel ignored "everyone knew he wasn't very smart, but being stupid and crazy were different issues"”