I started with norwegian wood and it hooked me instantly with that stark reality of falling in love, falling out of it, unrequited love. And there's more. The magical realism is something which will bind any reader into it. And another thing which makes me fall for Murakami over and over is the slice of life. The way he describes the mundane ticking of clock, the sitting idly on your couch or perching of a bird on your balcony is just so real, yet so ephemeral