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tawneylee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death
anotherbookwithtee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
donotfeedthebirds's review against another edition
1.0
This book comes with a big ol' content warning for suicide, sexual assault, an array of manic pixie dream girls, and our protagonist the opposing trope of the depressed demon nightmare boy.
I see people say, "these characters are caricatures, don't you get it ya dummy?" Yeah I get it, but I don't like it. The plot and character development feels hamfisted, boring, slow, infuriating. The book embodying the spirit of Holden Caulfield as written by Hemingway. I didn't find the prose to be so "elegiac" (to steal from the bookjacket summary) as to excuse the rest.
I've heard that other Murakami books are fabulous, go read one of those; skip this one, it's not fabulous.
And if you insist, skip the audiobook. If there's a way to make the dialogue worse, the voice actor finds it.
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
luciaferrer's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
chriss0202's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
libbyuma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
maddyj153's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol
akormas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexism, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
laraofficial's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship
roorooorror's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship