This song tells about a boy who fell in love to a girl but things aren't going easy. This story title was inspired by The Beatles' song 'Norwegian Wood, the Bird has Flown' in album Rubber Soul.

Naoko's condition was very good and at that point Toru asked her to live together with him. Toru, Naoko and Reiko-Naoko's roommate- spent some happy days together in that place. This asylum was more like a relaxation and independent place hid behind beautiful pine forest in remote Japan. Later Toru received Naoko's letter saying that she was put in an asylum to calm herself from everything happened, Kizuki's death and her relationship with Toru, and she invited Toru to come. She was interested in Toru and he spent days with her after Naoko left without news. Midori was an experimental girl who always invited Toru to join her 'new' activities. She was fun, open, curious and confident. Unlike Naoko, Midori was a lively character. Toru left Naoko's flat leaving a paper message in the morning while she was still sleeping and since that time, Naoko disappeared from Toru's life and he lost her trail.Īt the same time, Toru befriended his drama classmate, Midori Kobayashi whose father owned a small bookstore. On Naoko's twentieth birthday, they celebrated it together in Naoko's flat and made love. Naoko spoke a little and keeping what she thought only in her mind but Toru was so happy being with her. They walk aimless and enjoy their quiet togetherness.

Seeing each other in a new ambience, Naoko-who was still shocked and haunted with Kizuki's death- and Toru spent weekends together. Since that time, Naoko and Toru had never seen each other for about two years, and they met again accidentally in Tokyo where both of them studied in university. Naoko's boyfriend, Kizuki, killed himself once he was 17 years old.

The story was about Toru Watanabe, a young Japanese boy who fell in love to Naoko, his dead-bestfriend's girl. Okay this is also my first book review ever. This is the first book written in english I've ever read completely and as this book is a good read, I will write my review here.

Norwegian forest murakami