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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Too many triggers for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A departure for Murakami from the surrealism of his earlier novels. On hearing the Beatles’s ‘Norwegian Wood’, the protagonist, Toru Watanabe, recounts his time at university, centred on his relationship with Naoko. A truly emotional read, exploring concepts of love, life, loss and death and heartbreaking in parts. If you don’t like Murakami, this book has the usual points of criticism - his male protagonists are mostly the same character (think: a variation on Toru Okada) as are his ‘supporting’ females. However, quite a beautiful novel
slow-paced
The sex scene in the final chapter was the most fucking disgusting thing I’ve ever read! *rates 5 stars*
Enjoyed this one more the first time I read it but a good poolside book that still holds up
A meditation on the relationship between Life and Death presented as a love story.