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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

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h_motionless's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a bizarre and incredibly complex novel, and is understandably one of Murakami's most respected and acclaimed works. However, for me, this novel is in a similar situation to Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, where the convoluted complexity slightly hindered my enjoyment of it. I think I can only appreciate this novel fully upon a reread.

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amclauchlin's review against another edition

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4.0

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julaun's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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threeyearsaway's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

my first initial thought after finishing is that if this were a movie it’d be one of my favorites for sure. so good… sooo good to me. when he was scared, so was i. when he was sad, so was i. happy, i’m happy. toru my brother.

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