Reviews tagging 'Death'

Norwegian Wood: Tokyo Blues by Haruki Murakami

285 reviews

boofaboo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Grief, and Suicide

thebookwasb3tter's review against another edition

It was maddeningly slow, I found the main character to be  awful and self absorbed, the women were written as sex caricatures, and the dialogue made me cringe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Mental illness, and Self harm

mmari's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

squirrel66's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

Puh. Schwer zu entscheiden, wie viele Sterne ich dem Buch geben möchte. Fühlte sich insgesamt überbewertet an.

Die Erzählung ist an einigen Stellen lyrisch und wenn ich es nicht als Hörbuch gehört hätte, hätte ich sie mir gerne markiert. Allerdings überwiegt das Maß an Szenen, in denen es um Sex gibt. Die Gedanken aller scheinen sich permanent um Sex zu drehen, denn die meisten Interaktionen enden in Sex und/oder Suizid. Das nutzt sich dann doch ab.
Ich bin generell kein großer Fan von expliziten Szenen in Büchern, muss aber zugeben dass ich die Szenen an sich nicht schlecht geschrieben fand. Es kam für mich durchaus auch das Gefühl einer innigen zärtlichen Verbindung rüber, was den zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen in dem Fall auch Tiefe verleiht. Aber das wurde durch das schiere Übermaß der Sexszenen wieder genommen. Das ständige Reden über und Forcieren von Sex wurde irgendwann leider genau so nervig wie die unterwürfige und stets nach männlicher Bestätigung fragende Darstellung der Frauen.

Man könnte das noch der Zeit der Handlung oder dem Alter der meisten Personen zuschreiben, wenn Murakami nicht dafür bekannt wäre. Ich hätte die poetischen Stellen im Buch definitiv gerne mehr genießen können, aber bei der Erzählung hatte ich mit der Zeit einfach einen ziemlich sexfixierten älteren Autor vor Augen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol

words_and_cups's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I had a hard time finishing this book... The combination of mental illness, suicide and detailed sex scenes was not to my liking at all, rather borderline disturbing. However, this was the first book from Murakami that I read and I have to admit the narrative and the symbolisms, which I think I got, showed great storytelling and writing. I guess I will have to read more of his work to make up my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death

warmrats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

I love Murakami and his writings on grief, loss, and growing up really struck a chord w me. However, I can't look past the mistreatment of his female characters. Justice for my girls!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol

sammm_888's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jppineda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death and Alcohol

fergascod's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Un llibre amb una atmòsfera molt trista. Tots els personatges estan atravessats per la desgràcia. Segurament no l’hauria d’haver llegit tenint en compte com estic últimament, tot i que potser sí.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

vermiglio's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts