This post is written for ReadingWithMuffy Challenge 2025 for the month of May 2025. Attempting the prompt : A book set in Japan When I first picked up Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, I expected something dreamy, strange, and surreal—like most of Murakami’s work. Instead, I found something quieter and far more haunting: a deeply introspective and melancholic coming-of-age…