Reviews

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

lancefestivalen's review against another edition

2.0

Jag måste nog förklara det låga betyget. Haruki Murakamis smått episka berättelse kretsar kring Toru Okada, som i allför många avseenden påminner om mig själv. Han har en berättarstil (eller om det åtminstone till viss del är översättarnas förtjänst) som jag skulle kunna tänka mig "låna" om jag någonsin kommer till skott och skriver den där debutromanen som ligger oskriven på botten av en uttorkad brunn. Och varannan rad innehåller en så där typiskt asiatisk visdom som bara en typiskt asiatisk asiat kan åstadkomma.

I början kändes det som jag läste en japansk variant på Arto Pasilinna, med de absurda händelserna och det lite kärva i språk och handling hos herr Okada. Men efterhand fördjupades det hela och blev något annat. Sedan tappade han mitt intresse i tredje delen.

"It was ok." Egentligen var den nog bättre än så. Men det är det högsta betyg jag kan ge utan att drabbas av dåligt samvete.

tryne's review against another edition

5.0

I am not good at writing reviews, alot has already been said and I can't add much to it. It was mesmerizing.
But one thing that made this even more magical and mysterious, melodramatic.. was to listen to Ludovico Einaudi piano albums while reading this. The two melted together and are inseparable now to me.

kathleenwong's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5: reading this was like what you’d think an arthouse/international film would be if it was a novel

karenakorbin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

isaznz's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

ariane_289's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

navgarcha's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

haoife00's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

delendaest's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

zionelizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25