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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
*slowly laughing* hahah what the f-
This is the first book of the other Murakami's that I read and it's nice to now know that there are two Murakamis that I intend on reading more of.
Miso Soup takes us, through the eyes of narrator Kenji and his suspicious client Frank, on a tour of Tokyo's red light district. We might girls in various stages of undress and experience culture shock between Frank's Americanness and the Japanese world around us. But Frank's money is quite literally soaked with blood, and strange murders have recently been reported.
This book was "no plot just vibes" until about 3/4 through when the violence suddenly began. And then there were more vibes, this time eerie and breathtaking and terrifying.
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Recommended if you like slow burn books featuring terrible people doing terrible things for few reasons other than "it's fun" and are looking to expand your repertoire of translated fiction (I read this in french). 4 stars.
This is the first book of the other Murakami's that I read and it's nice to now know that there are two Murakamis that I intend on reading more of.
Miso Soup takes us, through the eyes of narrator Kenji and his suspicious client Frank, on a tour of Tokyo's red light district. We might girls in various stages of undress and experience culture shock between Frank's Americanness and the Japanese world around us. But Frank's money is quite literally soaked with blood, and strange murders have recently been reported.
This book was "no plot just vibes" until about 3/4 through when the violence suddenly began. And then there were more vibes, this time eerie and breathtaking and terrifying.
.
Recommended if you like slow burn books featuring terrible people doing terrible things for few reasons other than "it's fun" and are looking to expand your repertoire of translated fiction (I read this in french). 4 stars.
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
tense
2,5
The ending probably is a symbol/ symbolises something but I can’t be bothered to think too much about it.
The ending probably is a symbol/ symbolises something but I can’t be bothered to think too much about it.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes