Haruki Murakami

Pretty much anything by Haruki Murakami, who is considered one of the world's greatest living novelists, is a sure bet for the easily bored reader. If you're interested in surrealism, magical realism, crazy plot twists, piecing together mysteries and symbolism, and endings that leave you dissatisfied only because you want more, Murakami is your man. Recommended: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," "Kafka on the Shore," and the Japanese author's magnum opus "1Q84."