LoT Book CLub - Book 2 - Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Spoiler:

I think the man without a face is Toru - especially after rereading this quote from Malta (which is later repeated by Toru in his thoughts):
(page 282)


in other words, Toru's true self has no face - or at least cannot be seen by him.

Spoiler:

My bad. I was confusing the faceless man with the unidentified antagonist (definitely the brother) who was keeping his wife in the room. I momentarily forgot about the faceless man. The bodiless voice of Komiko is the perfect balance to Toru's faceless counterpart in the well-world. I was confusing myself.

I didn't read this book all that long ago but I've read about five since, so I'm already forgetting important details.