I just finished Haruki Murakami's Dance Dance Dance and am now reading Hard-Boiled Wonderland.  His books are void of meaning, but he has an enjoyable way of describing things or feelings.  Here is how he describes plunging into darkness:

"I was a leftover wrapped in black plastic and shoved into the cooler.  For an instant, my body went limp." – Hard Boiled Wonderland

His novels typically feature a thirty-something man having a mid-life crisis in midst of a surreal adventure.  In many of his books, women leave the guy without a word.  Usually its the wife.  Also thirteen year old Japanese girl often appears and tags along for a while with only a teasing trace of lolita.  Similarity of cast gets tiring after a while, but his power of description is unique enough to keep reading.