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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

52 reviews

gotothecorner's review

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Abortion

12caro9's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion and Abandonment

tessorlando's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle has a lot of mystery in its unique story, and I really enjoyed the character May. I struggled with the descriptions of gore and violence and found those parts of the book tedious to get through.

I was weary of the relationship between May and Mr. Okada in the beginning but (to my relief) found it to be very platonic and endearing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

apollonium's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Child death, Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy

traciereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Incest, Vomit, and Pregnancy

judoonplatoonmoon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I could not connect to this book. The story is so random, yet also predictable. The dialogues felt forced, and there are many loose ends. Maybe I'd like Murakami's other works, though? I'm keeping my mind open.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy

mudkipmillie's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Like many Murakami books, the ending feels a bit unresolved. Also there are some HEAVY themes in this book, so watch out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child death

spoopy_moose01's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

xoxo_gossipgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

Sections of the books focus on war so be prepared for graphic descriptions. The book is very dreamlike and surreal so its pacing may not be for everyone

thereadingmum's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is my 4rd Murakami and I think he's one of those writers you need to allow a bit of time for his work to steep before forming an opinion. Towards the last fifth of the book, it put me in mind of a David Lynch production. If you know, you know. 

There were some very visceral violent scenes so be warned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Abortion