Kafka on the Shore

This novel was a lot less complicated than I thought based on some of the reviews I read. It's a modern fantasy which takes place in Japan. Not really urban fantasy, it might be thought of as magical realism, or simply, a non-traditional fantasy. It has some elements of Oedipus Rex, a simpleton who can talk to cats, and a mythical being that appears as Colonel Sanders. The beginning is a little tough to figure out what's going on, but it eventually makes sense. It leaves some questions unanswered in the end, but still delivers a satisfying finish. Despite the confusing beginning, I read the second half of this book voraciously. This book won the 2006 World Fantasy Award.

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