12.7k reviews for:

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

4.03 AVERAGE

fimrry's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oktosha's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

flo926's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

louisexchan's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated

wisteria_blooms_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

caffeinateddisaster's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

boradurmus's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

leftyphive's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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This book is like stepping into a dream you don’t fully understand but can’t stop thinking about. It’s a story of fate, identity, and the strange ways our lives connect. It blends magical realism, deep emotions, and mysteries that don’t always have answers, but that’s part of the beauty. This book made me reflect on the idea of destiny and what it means to find yourself in a world that often feels beyond our control. It’s a weird, wonderful journey that I won’t forget anytime soon.

archivedbysj's review against another edition

5.0

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A beautiful book. Some themes were questionable and made me a bit uncomfortable but I fell in love with Murakami's writing style. Simple yet poignant.

guolan's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No