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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
inspiring
mysterious
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:
No
Classic Murakami book. Enjoyable read but certainly not his best.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Killing commentatore is a beautiful book. It reminds me a lot of the wind up bird chronicles because it has a lot of similar motives (a dreamworld colliding with reality, a middle aged man left abruptly by his wife not really knowing what to do with his life, that man having a strange friendship with a young teenage girl, a house that is much more than that and sitting for hours in a dark confined space under the earth with only one other person knowing) But I really did prefer Killing Commendatore. Maybe because I am an artist as well, the topic of paintings and their meaning really fascinated me. I only think that the book was a little bit too long and could have been shortened at some points.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War
Minor: Abortion
mysterious
slow-paced
My least favorite Murakami to date. Follows the same patterns, single middle aged guy living alone, music, food weird sex, strange things start materializing in his life. A pattern that was amazing the first few times I read his books feels predictable now.
Also he needs an editor. We don’t need to know the contents of each of his meals.
Also he needs an editor. We don’t need to know the contents of each of his meals.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
this had everything that i love about Murakami's writing...but also everything i hate about it. the length of the story brought to the surface everything that i find annoying but negligible in his shorter works. i suppose i'd recommend it, but content warnings for suicide and rape
I am confusion. but since this is a Haruki Murakami book, I guess confusion in inevitable
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No