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Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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headliner's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love how Murakami let us embark the world through his works; one of it is Kafka on the Shore. The explanation written in detail drowns me as I read every sentence of it. Specifically when it comes to Kafka who wanders around the forest; it feels dreamy and fresh. Also when it shows how magical library is. On the other hand, there is Nakata - way older than the fifteen Kafka, who has the capability to talk with cats but not able to read.

The book is divided into two different perspectives; thru the odd numbers, we will meet Kafka who ran away from home; and the even numbers, we will meet Nakata who become the victim and witness how cruel the war is. Mind you there are also a lot of other characters around them and better keep it on mind because some of them would be beyond your imaginaton. 

I found it interesting as I noticed the trivia stories of "Kafka on the Shore" and its relation to the plot. Well, you may enter a new world with full of questions after reading it. Just like me. 
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bananaza55's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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luciuh's review

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

woooww!!!!! this is my first murakami book and i can firmly say that 1) he’s an amazing author and that 2) he’s an absolute freak. i think this is one of those books where i understood so much reading it, but still feel that there is so much more to understand about it. it’s characters exist in this strange state of conscious and unconscious, magical realism to a T… if only he would write women well. 
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entommoore's review

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.25

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norliuwu's review

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challenging 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

5.0

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ericispublius's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A lot of mysteries in this piece, unraveled slowly unto the end — we walked away with some unanswered. Murakami knits a world that rhymes with ours, but is eerily different. He taps into Japanese folklore in a way that is easy to pick up for the novice
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corruptcat's review

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mysterious reflective slow-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

4.75

such a strange yet beautiful book. some parts definitely threw me off a bit, but overall it’s an amazing read
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ruthieem's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

jesus fucking christ
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juliafranzis's review against another edition

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3.75

Honestly I don't think any of the moods you can choose from while rating matches this book. It really is a genre that cannot be explained in a word and while I liked most parts I was often quite confused, not necessarily in a bad way.
At some point in the middle of the book I felt a little exhausted by reading this and it wasn't that intriguing anymore but I am glad I kept on reading as it got better towards the end again.
okay so I get the whole point of Murakamis books are that things are happening to the characters and they're often out of control but I really don't think that the rape scene, even if it was only in his dream, was necessary and quite frankly the whole way Murakami writes female characters bothers me already so that certainly did NOT help


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ailie28's review

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not what I expected after my first murakami book and the themes were very dark. However despite this I enjoyed the writing style and was really curious about the characters and the experiences of each. 
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