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adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nothing new, nothing revolutionary. Murakami’s depiction of women proves to be incredibly one dimensional and this book certainly fails the Bechdel test. Nakata, the older protagonist, should have been the primary character and the novel would have benefited from losing its titular character, Kafka.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Rape
Moderate: Violence, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love how Murakami let us embark the world through his works; one of it is Kafka on the Shore. The explanation written in detail drowns me as I read every sentence of it. Specifically when it comes to Kafka who wanders around the forest; it feels dreamy and fresh. Also when it shows how magical library is. On the other hand, there is Nakata - way older than the fifteen Kafka, who has the capability to talk with cats but not able to read.
The book is divided into two different perspectives; thru the odd numbers, we will meet Kafka who ran away from home; and the even numbers, we will meet Nakata who become the victim and witness how cruel the war is. Mind you there are also a lot of other characters around them and better keep it on mind because some of them would be beyond your imaginaton.
I found it interesting as I noticed the trivia stories of "Kafka on the Shore" and its relation to the plot. Well, you may enter a new world with full of questions after reading it. Just like me.
The book is divided into two different perspectives; thru the odd numbers, we will meet Kafka who ran away from home; and the even numbers, we will meet Nakata who become the victim and witness how cruel the war is. Mind you there are also a lot of other characters around them and better keep it on mind because some of them would be beyond your imaginaton.
I found it interesting as I noticed the trivia stories of "Kafka on the Shore" and its relation to the plot. Well, you may enter a new world with full of questions after reading it. Just like me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, Violence
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Blood, Grief, Murder
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
woooww!!!!! this is my first murakami book and i can firmly say that 1) he’s an great author and that 2) he’s an absolute freak(derogatory). i think this is one of those books where i understood so much reading it, but still feel that there is so much more to understand about it. its characters exist in this strange state of conscious and unconscious, magical realism to a T. i really enjoyed the ambling pace of this story… if only he could write women as actual human beings and not as sex objects.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape
Moderate: Gore
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Sexual content
Moderate: Rape
Minor: War
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder
Moderate: Death, Incest, Rape
Minor: Blood
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot of mysteries in this piece, unraveled slowly unto the end — we walked away with some unanswered. Murakami knits a world that rhymes with ours, but is eerily different. He taps into Japanese folklore in a way that is easy to pick up for the novice
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Rape, Transphobia, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
such a strange yet beautiful book. some parts definitely threw me off a bit, but overall it’s an amazing read
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Rape
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
jesus fucking christ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape
Honestly I don't think any of the moods you can choose from while rating matches this book. It really is a genre that cannot be explained in a word and while I liked most parts I was often quite confused, not necessarily in a bad way.
At some point in the middle of the book I felt a little exhausted by reading this and it wasn't that intriguing anymore but I am glad I kept on reading as it got better towards the end again.
okay so I get the whole point of Murakamis books are that things are happening to the characters and they're often out of control but I really don't think that the rape scene, even if it was only in his dream, was necessary and quite frankly the whole way Murakami writes female characters bothers me already so that certainly did NOT help
At some point in the middle of the book I felt a little exhausted by reading this and it wasn't that intriguing anymore but I am glad I kept on reading as it got better towards the end again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape