Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Norwegian qood by Haruki Murakami

24 reviews

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This started off so good that I expected it to be GREAT. It was the writing style and how it weaved themes and symbols into the text quite poetically that drew me in.
But the further we got the more frustrating and a bit flat the characters seemed, the more the book revolves around sex and how everyone just reeeeally wants to do it with the main character. And while sex is a central theme of the book I just found it a bit sloppily addressed. Where it got really problematic was with the 31 year old woman raping a teenager and the adult being portrayed as the victim...in general the women in the story are pretty weak.

In conclusion: excellent writing, bad story

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

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emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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