The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

4.03 AVERAGE

mfuryrunner's review against another edition

3.75
dark mysterious slow-paced
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

brianna_lyn's review against another edition

4.0
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.
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essie_reads_'s review against another edition

3.0
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.
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snailysnail's review against another edition

4.25
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

doubleyou's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

matt_swenson's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicemarmot's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jarethlunajones's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bcryer's review against another edition

2.0
I just don't like mystic realism. Don't get it.

iolaaaa's review against another edition

3.75
dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes