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Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami

398 reviews

marikazan's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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orca_apologist's review against another edition

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bookishphase's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

I don't get how some people can find this shit good like... why is Murakami writing about

1, a fifteen-year-old kid's penis so often;
2, a fifteen-year-old kid getting a hand job from a grown woman;
3, the same woman who said she wants to be his legitimate sister!!;
4, and to top it off, poor cats being disected alive like...??????

I genuinely can't see what's so enjoyable in this.

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maizerbeam_16's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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clarinette's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dirtbagdemimonde's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Maybe it's just me, but I think if you enjoyed The Master and Margarita, this is another good one.

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allyoursophelia's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lena_2106's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is really strange and I don’t know how to feel. Some parts I really did not enjoy reading and I don’t know why anybody would think it’s a good idea to write that down and publish it. But overall it was kind of a great book? Definitely loved the idea of different worlds and how that was done, but I think I’d be scared of recommending it to anyone because I don’t want people to think I’m sick. I am confused.

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simplychloe's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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archiveofrasa's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I always try to read articles and other people's theories for stuff like this since I can admit, things do go over my head sometimes while reading. I found a theory that honestly makes a lot of sense with the story and does help me appreciate the artistry (as well as why so many people like it); essentially it ties the "two halves" metaphor together with the experiences of the characters, it made some things click for me. (Here if you want to read it: https://www.reddit.com/r/murakami/comments/12mqgkn/analysis_and_theory_about_kafka_on_the_shore/)

but overall, it was a bit slow to get through for me. the few parts I highlighted were very meaningful composition of words I hadn't fathomed before, but I didn't really see what the fuss was about with the prose. if anything, the craft of the events of the story and the surrealism spoke more to me.

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