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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
40 reviews
aexlia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
mxpringle's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love the dream like state this book put me in where I questioned what events in it were real and fake. The writing and the way the characters were so fleshed our really gripped me and I haven't read a book so quickly in forever. However, as a with a lot of Murakami's writing, I did have an issue with how he portrays women and sex, and his strong emphasis on the male gaze.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexism
Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit
bea2001's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
rachelenna's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
nenekiri's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
rivermae's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
ellagriffin_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Brewed coffee & false allegations. Thinking all you are is grey. Tokyo skies & bullet trains. Chlorine & matching suits. The cold that comes after people abandon you. An unplanned strong first step into Murakami’s work, with sadly more relatable subject matter than I care to admit. A dark mirror into my mind for the past little while.
I was hoping for a little more of the magical realism he is known for, and found the pace slower than necessary in parts. But at it’s core is beautiful prose, clear human observations & an infectious sense of place. Looking forward to rest of his collection. 🤍
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abortion, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Toxic friendship
kc_ya_later's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
As a survivor of sexual trauma, in the “post-me-too-movement” (BIG quotes around that), this was not the time I wanted to be reading a cis man’s fictional musing about the repercussions another cis man might face if falsely accused of sexual assault. In fact, I don’t think there will ever be a time I want to read that take again.
20 years ago I couldn’t get enough of Murakami’s writing — it was exactly the kind of magical realist worlds my pensive, identity-forming, wallowing and nostalgic self wanted to exist in back then. I started on a high with The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka On The Shore, and honestly it’s been downhill from there.
When I revisit his books today — most recently/alarmingly was my long-proclaimed Favorite Book™️ “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World”) — the misogyny, fatphobia and objectification of women is just too f**cking repelling to wade thru to get to swim in his dreamy subconscious anymore. Clearly I grew up to better see this, and he still has yet to.
20 years ago I couldn’t get enough of Murakami’s writing — it was exactly the kind of magical realist worlds my pensive, identity-forming, wallowing and nostalgic self wanted to exist in back then. I started on a high with The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka On The Shore, and honestly it’s been downhill from there.
When I revisit his books today — most recently/alarmingly was my long-proclaimed Favorite Book™️ “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World”) — the misogyny, fatphobia and objectification of women is just too f**cking repelling to wade thru to get to swim in his dreamy subconscious anymore. Clearly I grew up to better see this, and he still has yet to.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
jolienvandera's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
I liked it and found it eyeopening towards my own life. I understand some people not liking it, because it's not very Murakami-esk, in the use of magical realism, however the sexual aspect of a Murakami book is very present. I like this about his books but I can understand some people don't like it. The dreams were weird in the beginning, but they gave us a sense of foreshadowing. However we, the readers, were left to fi ish the puzzle ourself without ever knowing the correct solution - very typical Murakami. Not my favorite, but a good one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Murder, Rape, Grief, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Bullying, and Abandonment
bunitsu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
no spoilers!!!
Colourless set my standards for books so much higher! i only recently got into reading and before reading it, i had read 2-3 books trying to get into reading but nothing really drew me in. i just thought was one of those people that couldn’t get into reading. But this changed everything. This book kept me on my toes. Every time i turned a page i didn’t want to stop because of how engaging it was. I’m a pretty slow reader so the fact i got through this book in 2 weeks says something.
Colourless set my standards for books so much higher! i only recently got into reading and before reading it, i had read 2-3 books trying to get into reading but nothing really drew me in. i just thought was one of those people that couldn’t get into reading. But this changed everything. This book kept me on my toes. Every time i turned a page i didn’t want to stop because of how engaging it was. I’m a pretty slow reader so the fact i got through this book in 2 weeks says something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment