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Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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ladygoldfinch's review against another edition

4.0

Piaciuto molto, bei ragionamenti all’interno che questionano l’essere e l’uomo. Mi è dispiaciuto il finale ma nel complesso il libro offre immaginari molto aesthetic, giapponismi ovunque con un tocco di malinconia. Personaggi non molto cristallini ma interessanti.

sebastianhafner's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

urvalentineee's review against another edition

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3.0

That was a thing that happened.

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That was a thing that happened.

akenes_valdemar's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective 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

5.0

evelphysicist's review against another edition

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I just can’t get over the main character associating everything horny with his sister.

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biolexicon's review against another edition

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5.0

I don't quite know what to make of this. I didn't read it for forever because, honestly, it's a hipster darling. I was afraid that would color my perception of the novel's content. And that being beloved by that subset made it awful.
When I actually got around to picking it up, I liked it. -Really- liked the first half. The second half I was less keen on. Some of the vague sentence interjections got to me. On the whole, the story is unbelieveable in a great way. But sometimes the characters are unbelieveable in an undeveloped way. Just sometimes though, I really did like this book overall. There were just a couple things preventing it from being a favorite (things I feel like I can't pin down in words *exactly* but I know are there...)