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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
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
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Colonisation
Minor: Suicide, Abortion
bizarre, gripping and arguably one of the most violent murakami ive read, "the wind up bird chronicle" thread from one narrative to next, one more traumatizing than the last. sometimes i think murakami just shove everything hes interested in at the time together and call it a novel (jazz, cat, hardboiled detective books, women, and for some reason japanese occupation in manchuria this time?). im biased because i just finished sputnik and that book changed me as a person, but still a good read!
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Japanese literature gets a pass on being ludicrous, unlike anything else, and i love how they treat their privilege
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 stars for the mere fact that Murakami creates incredible tension with such subtle plot. Rich and deep, I just wish it had deeper women characters.
i am not sure where i stand with this book. on one hand, i love murakami’s use of magical realism, and the uncertainty of where the story is going next; on the other hand, everything is weird, and it feels like this book went around in circles and ended nowhere.
out of all the books i read by him, this was by far my least favorite.
out of all the books i read by him, this was by far my least favorite.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes