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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Rape
I was impressed how the surrealistic story was kept grounded by the realistic characters.
My favourite characters were Oshima and Nakata. I loved reading about the interviews conducted by the US in relation to the Rice Bowl Hill Incident. I loved Nakata and Hoshino’s friendship and all of the conversations with cats. I loved the descriptions of the Komura Memorial Library.
I honestly wouldn’t have given this book a chance if I was given a summary of events. I would’ve been put off by many of the situations. I would’ve felt guilty at the idea of enjoying literature that depicted such disturbing scenarios. But I found it difficult to assign responsibility to any of the characters. The power balance between characters was constantly changing. Not sure I’d be open to recommending this due to the content, but I’ll definitely be reading more of Murakami’s work.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Murder
loved the different points of view yiu get throughout, and the descriptions of the scenes really make it easy to pull you in.
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Mental illness, Rape
Minor: Incest
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape
Graphic: Rape, Abandonment
Moderate: Violence