Talk:Dance Dance Dance (novel)

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There's a few points in the current article which don't match my experience of the novel:

despite the fact he never knew her real name and addressed her only as "Kiki."
In fact he didn't even know her call-girl name until Gotanda tells him.
the Dolphin Hotel has been ... and converted into a slick, fashionable, Western-style hotel
There's nothing to suggest that the old Dolphin Hotel was not also Western-style. I certainly assumed it was. Even in Japan, traditional inns are a specialty.
now a famous soap opera actor'
Gotanda is a famous actor also in film and commercials

— Hippietrail 16:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The auhor of the References section has been highly critical of the book and has ailed to present a two sided opinion. Though not generally considered a classic, this novel has a lot to offer. Even if it didn't, it is against the Wikipedia policy to present a one sided argument.

I removed the whole passage as it is an opinion piece and not 'encyclopedic', but there is some useful info that can possibly be added to the article. Here[1] it is, for anyone willing to do that. --Dodo bird 10:45, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Title[edit]

The title has every Dance capitalized and does not have commas. See amazon. --SeizureDog 17:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

English translation[edit]

I went to a reading about the book where the Dutch translator, who translated it from the original Japanese version, claims the English edition was cut extensively (about 50 pages - with Murakami's approval) and that there have been subtle changes that may even reek of censorship. For instance, in the English version when the narrator meets Yuki at the beach she is offered a soda, while in the original Japanese version she is said to be offered many alcoholic cocktails, hinting at an undercurrent of possible seduction of the underage girl. I have no online or offline written source to proves these except for the lecture itself. What's the stance on adding things like this unsourced? --Sciere (talk) 21:24, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sequel?[edit]

"The book is a sequel to Murakami's novel A Wild Sheep Chase, although the plot lines are not entirely contiguous." How is this a sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase if that novel is part of the Trilogy of the Rat?

Read them and see how.