Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty-four Stories by Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami

1 review

wisewizardofthestarts's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I believe this is one of the best books written by Haruki Murakami. The book is a compilation of short stories, most of them slow paced, with magical realism and an interesting introspection. There are stories I didn't find that great, nor I think had any point, but I guess that's the point of writing short stories. Anyhow, this book would get a higher rating if it wasn't for the constant sexist overtone and sexual objectification of women in almost every story.

Why should one read this book:
- Short stories filled with magical realism.
- Introspective and deep.

Why I would not read this book again:
- Blant sexualisation and objectification of women.
- Some stories have no content and/or have no point at all.

It's a good book, there were stories I found very dear to me but others were not good.
3.75/5 ⭐

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content