12.7k reviews for:

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

4.03 AVERAGE

marius_larsen's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

esmeu's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bredefristad's review against another edition

5.0

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courtsinsession's review against another edition

2.0

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I bought this book because I had only heard rave reviews for Murakami's other book, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but this book was a CHORE to read. It was full of too many moving parts with flimsy or fleeting connections to one another and frankly I just got tired of trying to keep everything staight.

mikewambam's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

jess_eve's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pancoke's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

nerd_alert's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

phoebemei's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brockseng's review against another edition

4.0

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While not as good as 1Q84, it was still a fantastic read. Murakami has quickly become a favorite of mine.