{"product_id":"9781683781912","title":"Summary of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: by Haruki Murakami Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami | Includes Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInside this Instaread Summary:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-Overview of the entire book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-Introduction to the important people in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-Key Takeaways of the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-A Reader's Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview of this summary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTsukuru Tazaki always saw his four best friends from high school as colorful, lively\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003epeople who made him more than the colorless person he felt he was.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTherefore, Tsukuru became depressed following his sophomore year in college when his\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efriends told him that they did not want to be friends anymore without explaining why. He\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003espent five months contemplating suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSixteen years later, Tsukuru is working in the railroad industry in Tokyo. He is on his\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efourth date with Sara Kimoto, telling her about his high school friends. When she asks\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewhat happened to them, he shares that he went home during school breaks to be with his\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eold friends, but the summer of his sophomore year, that opportunity disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile he was in his hometown, Nagoya, on a school break from college in\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTokyo, Tsukuru’s intimate group of high school friends delivered the message that they\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edid not want to see him again. When asked for an explanation, Ao, one of the four, told\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehim if he thought about it, he should be able to figure it out.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSara is shocked that he never tried to see any of them again or pursue a reason for their\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ebehavior.Tsukuru explains that he was in shock from the complete rejection. Sara pushes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehim to pursue the truth for his own good, but he says it is best to forget about it. She tells\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehim that he cannot erase history and trying to ignore it is dangerous. Tsukuru tells her he\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edoes not want to talk about it, and she ends their date abruptly.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eread every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131094155504,"sku":"9781683781912","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781912_p0.jpg?v=1763701624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781912","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}