A young woman hung out at a cafe late at night; she's planning to be there all night because she just doesn't want to go home... yet. And here, she had a chance encounter with an acquaintance, a young man whom she blind/double-dated with her beautiful sister and another boy. From this chance encounter, she met a handful of love hotel workers and a young Chinese prostitute who knows only 2 Japanese words. As usual, I find Murakami's novel to be strange, filled with musical references which unfortunately does not ring any bells, yet draws me in...
