I've literally just bought someone "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami. It was the first Murakami book I read, and I've read plenty since. Wonderful.
I read Murakami books not because they are entirely entertaining WHILE I'm reading them, but because the dream-like memory of the experience sticks in your mind for years.
This exactly. Even his non surrealist books are haunting and oppressive. Wonderful fiction.
Wow, you aren't kidding. After reading your comment I tried to recall Wind-Up Bird, and got the same sensation.