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miinaa_tb95's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
colinh411's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Good book overall. Very introspective and definitely a commentary on what it means to be a person and how we are all interconnected. Use of music to define characters was also pretty neat. Weirdly horny tho. Oedipus complex heavily present throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Rape
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Transphobia
daniellarae's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Stayed for the mystery and talking cats (which went nowhere).
Awful portrayal of women.
Some chapters and themes are just perverted.
Awful portrayal of women.
Some chapters and themes are just perverted.
okd4li's review against another edition
4.0
murakami questa volta mi ha davvero stupito. Una storia molto articolata, a tratti confonde un po’ però ci si riprende immediatamente. La particolarità di murakami per me sta nel modo in cui racconta gli eventi. Crea delle atmosfere delicate ma allo stesso modo intense.
Aggiungo anche che i personaggi sono ben caratterizzati, quindi questo ha contribuito a rendere la lettura ancora più piacevole
Aggiungo anche che i personaggi sono ben caratterizzati, quindi questo ha contribuito a rendere la lettura ancora più piacevole
zandertate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
faintgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Now, those of you who already know me know that Huraki Murakami is just about my favourite modern author. So perhaps the rating is a little biased. But really, I had forgotten just how good Kafka on the Shore is. Part modern fairy tale, part a tale of adolescence and existentialism, yet at all times otherwordly, it's a masterpiece. And just for a bonus, it's funny, warming and brimming with pop culture at the same time as asking the big questions.
The story is not so important, but it's the tale of a young boy and an old man who's fates are inextricably linked, who journey across Japan through the mundane and the bizarre to accomplish a task neither of them are really prepared for. It's a tale of growing up and a tale of letting go. It's a billion cliches in one but somehow, it's brilliant. The style, the narrative, the bizarre little touches: amazing. Love it.
The story is not so important, but it's the tale of a young boy and an old man who's fates are inextricably linked, who journey across Japan through the mundane and the bizarre to accomplish a task neither of them are really prepared for. It's a tale of growing up and a tale of letting go. It's a billion cliches in one but somehow, it's brilliant. The style, the narrative, the bizarre little touches: amazing. Love it.
worldofbookcraft's review against another edition
4.0
“Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to sleep through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you won't be able to escape it. Still, you have to go there- to the edge of the world. There's something you can't do unless you get there.”
A hazy, dream-like, magical realism literary fic that was super intriguing to read! I find this whole story hard to describe, with really cool whimsical bits with a lot of pretentious tangents tucked in. It was five star until damn Odepius reared his ugly head in, which was gross and uncomfy for me and took me out of the story a little, but overalllll very good!! Would die for Nakata and the cats
A hazy, dream-like, magical realism literary fic that was super intriguing to read! I find this whole story hard to describe, with really cool whimsical bits with a lot of pretentious tangents tucked in. It was five star until damn Odepius reared his ugly head in, which was gross and uncomfy for me and took me out of the story a little, but overalllll very good!! Would die for Nakata and the cats