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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-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:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-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
I’m not even sure what I just read but I think I liked it?
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot -1
Characters +0.5
Setting +1
Writing style +1
Pacing +0.5
Themes +0.5
Originality +1
Emotional impact 0
Overall enjoyment +0.5
Ending -1
I like Murakami's writing style, and some passages I really loved. Others (namely the sheer volume of incest???) I did not take to. The content of the book itself is just so wildly convoluted, and I fear there are too many loose ends. It is one big riddle, but it doesn't feel as though even the author really knows the answer to it. I might give Norwegian Wood a go, but otherwise I don't think Murakami is for me.
Characters +0.5
Setting +1
Writing style +1
Pacing +0.5
Themes +0.5
Originality +1
Emotional impact 0
Overall enjoyment +0.5
Ending -1
I like Murakami's writing style, and some passages I really loved. Others (namely the sheer volume of incest???) I did not take to. The content of the book itself is just so wildly convoluted, and I fear there are too many loose ends. It is one big riddle, but it doesn't feel as though even the author really knows the answer to it. I might give Norwegian Wood a go, but otherwise I don't think Murakami is for me.
