Reviews - Kafka on the Shore

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Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

4.03 AVERAGE

nspeeney's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

chennsy's review against another edition

I can’t rate this because I don’t know what I just read.

srh91's review against another edition

5.0

لا توجد لدي كلمة بوصفها ابد ، اعتقد انها من رواياتي المفضلة القريبة لقلبي جدًا و الكاتب هاروكي موراكامي من الكتاب المفضليين لدي .

theliteraturegoblin's review against another edition

5.0

My first Murakami ❤️

scarlettsparks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

moonlitnights21's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

binta's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5

it was good

ravioletto's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

Content Warnings

emilywill00's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

It’s been weeks and I’m stilling thinking of this book. There were moments when I had to put it down due to the incredulity of it. I tried to describe the plot to my partner, which was an interesting exercise to say the least. This will likely be a book I think about for the rest of my life. -.5 stars for the way Murakami writes women.

inkdrippedhalo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A surreal, thought-provoking novel that blurs the lines between reality and dream. Murakami’s storytelling is strange, poetic, and unforgettable. Not everything makes sense but that’s exactly what makes it so compelling.

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