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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-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
challenging
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was simply too long for my attention spam
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
typical murakami
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As a Murakami fan, I feel this book disappointed in quite a big way. As it begins, it has huge promise and I was expecting something along the lines of 1Q84. Sadly, this never materialised and instead I felt like I spent the whole novel waiting for the plot to arrive. The climatic moment and resolution especially left me feeling particularly unexcited, with none of the book's many questions being answered. I was also very unsettled by the main character's relationship with - and Murakami's description of - a 13 year old girl.
The redeeming features of this novel are its reference to Japanese mythology, art, and history, as well as its clear inspiration from classical Japanese ghost stories ('weird fiction'); exemplified in the bell, the pit, the characters from the painting and the suggestion of other-worldliness. I did enjoy these elements of the novel, but overall was left wanting more.
The redeeming features of this novel are its reference to Japanese mythology, art, and history, as well as its clear inspiration from classical Japanese ghost stories ('weird fiction'); exemplified in the bell, the pit, the characters from the painting and the suggestion of other-worldliness. I did enjoy these elements of the novel, but overall was left wanting more.
Lento, llarg, una pena perquè els temes que toca m'interessen