Scan barcode
amka_yk's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-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
4.5
There's always a certain peacefulness I get from japanese authors. Although the themes I read are usually dark, the way it's written is monotone in a peaceful kind of way. Maybe that's why I tend to go back to them. Sometimes I find myself reading them and getting lost.
I've always known about Murakami books but this is the first time I finished one of his works. The story was complex and I was scared I'd hate the ending. The last few chapters really took a turn and I felt like questioning everything I read. I loved it.
I've always known about Murakami books but this is the first time I finished one of his works. The story was complex and I was scared I'd hate the ending. The last few chapters really took a turn and I felt like questioning everything I read. I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death and Suicide
Minor: War
chlcrc617's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Probably need to read this one again
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
ellicn's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
jeremie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Death and Sexual content
jestro's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Would be 5, if Murakami written women normally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
vilmo4ka's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
denisedup's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
anushareflects's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
bookwyrmknits's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
This is an odd book. I've seen it descried as magical realism, but that only partially seems to fit for me. It reads to me more like a contemporary fiction novel (at least, fairly contemporary for when it was written) that has elements of either fantasy or hallucination written into it, and with absolutely no clear indicator which one is the truth. I'm not sure that I like it... but I'm also not sure that I don't.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
avocadotoastbee's review
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
A Wild Sheep Chase is the third novel of Haruki Murakami’s The Rat quadrilogy.
While it can be read as a stand-alone novel, I was glad I read Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 first.
The preceding novels gave me just enough background information.
Although I love the way Murakami can write stories with no plot, the storyline in A Wild Sheep Chase was just what was missing in Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball. The obscure plot drew me in immediately and I could not lay the book down.
In The Rat #1 and #2 I could not stand the character The Rat. In a way, he was boring and unlikable, but I fell in love with him at the end of A Wild Sheep Chase.
Despite Murakami’s reoccurring mysogyny, A Wild Sheep Chase is a Masterpiece.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide
Moderate: Misogyny