Reviews

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

2.0

I got this as a gift and was really hoping to like it. It was a quick read, but much of it annoyed me. This is only my second Murakami, so maybe I should have read something else. The plot just didn't work for me. I also really dislike false rape accusations as a plot point. And I didn't care for all his graphic dreams. Nor did I feel like his life should have been ruined by the group of high school friends telling him they don't want to be friends anymore. He just went on and on about that and I felt like he should have just got on with life or visited a shrink. All of the characters were self-absorbed and unlikable. But what I disliked most was that there was really no resolution. Who is Sarah? What ever happened to his college friend, Haido? And what the heck with Shiro? Ugh.

I do like the writing. Maybe I should try reading in this order: http://bookriot.com/2011/10/25/reading-pathways-haruki-murakami/

angdim's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

mahovina's review against another edition

5.0

one of the most easily read books I've ever laid my hands on from Murakami. it is a strange feeling.
finished: 22.6.2016., 13:54

zwergotter's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

mercurue's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Rape

laurolly's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars. I think perhaps I didn’t gel with this as much as I hoped due to the differences rooted in language. I thought the Tsukuru felt very disconnected from the world around him, and although he went through a lot of soul searching it felt very flat. Of course the hook of not knowing why his four friends dropped him kept me engaged and I liked the progression of how we unravel this mystery.

sorrybutnoway's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It was really slow paced and had a lot of pacing issues. There were a few times where I felt like I couldn’t put the book down but there were A LOT of times where it was a chore to read more than one or two paragraphs at a time.
It also didn’t help that I’m fundamentally a very different person compared to the main character, which made the reading experience often frustrating.
Overall not my favorite Murakami, but also not my least favorite (looking at you First Person Singular). I don’t regret having read this but… yeah

nguyen_vy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

afrizal_610's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

nimmmmyyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0