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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

29 reviews

2hermione4's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the symbolism that was used, especially regarding the 4 basic elements of nature, but the sexism and the uncomfortable sex scenes made me consider not finishing the book.
*Check trigger warnings*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury

sando's review

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Ummm…..that ending really threw me lol. I found the first half really slow but I eventually got invested after Reiko’s story. She was definitely my favorite character. The characters did feel pretty real for the most part. The book can be quite sad and shocking at times so I recommend reading the list of triggers before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Torture

fatima_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

jessiejessj's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I am undecided on how I feel about this book for a variety of reasons. The main character is one that I enjoyed and I found his view and his takes on life to be refreshing. He was a flawed human, but he acknowledged that fully, and there was something inherently likeable in his own measure of himself that I connected to. But I hated the women and I think that was likely a measure of my own shortcomings and my own experiences with men that made me want to shake my fist at them going “What are you doing!!! Can’t you see how depraved these men are making you? Don’t you know you deserve better?!” Maybe I am just not accustomed to Japanese literature and the themes inherent in them, but gah, this book mainly just made me mad, confused, or sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

hapalyn's review

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Incest, and Infidelity

alicehellyar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcoholism

hollieadaw's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Blood

pixie_j2001's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

nolwenn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is incredible, read it. That's all I have to say

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism

If you're triggered easily by anything about death and mental illness, please be aware and careful when reading this book

krxshan's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment