Reviews with content warning for Rape - Kafka on the Shore

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Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

557 reviews

seraphimgt's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

idk man. I hated this book but can't seem to give it anything lower than 3 stars. I'll come back when I sort out my feelings about it

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balancedmultitudes's review against another edition

3.75

challenging 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: Yes

It's pretty heavy and slow at times but also weirdly captivating in a magical way. Full of symbolism the story describes the coming of age of a boy Kafka, who escapes home, fleeing an abusive father. It's about the people he meets along the way and his struggle to overcome his difficult childhood and the abandonment of his mother when he was young. Mirroring Kafkas journey is the journey of another person, Nakata, cat detective and handicapped after an incident in his childhood.

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bcale420's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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hannah_cogo's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

Murakami keeps his unique and brilliant writing style in this book, with a totally unique plot that keeps you guessing. but his portrayal of women has not changed, and it is clear that he really only sees women as nothing more than sexual objects. a part of me feels like most of this book was just Murakami exploring his own messed-up fantasies, as there is not a single woman in this book who is not objectified, talked about or described sexually, or has nothing to do with sex at all. overall it is overly sexual and proves that Murakami still cannot write women. at all. the only reason it's not zero stars is for Mr Nakata and his talking cats.

there are scenes where the main character rapes his sister in their dream, and he also has sex with his mother more than once. also, the main character's genitals are talked about a lot considering he is 15</spoler> it's a lot to take in.

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tv_gatoooo's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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: Yes

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deckofkeys's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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 few pages from the end Kafka is having a conversation with someone in a car. They bond over a shared experience, but recognise that they can never truly communicate it. You’ll know the line when you read it, but that’s how I feel about this book. That line.

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