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327 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 October 2012
Description
With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined as...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,799 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
funny 34%
lighthearted 24%
dark 22%
challenging 20%
adventurous 19%
emotional 19%
relaxing 12%
sad 8%
tense 6%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 27% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 34% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 24% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 15% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Pedophilia, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Body horror, AlcoholismMinor
Suicide, War, Bullying
327 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 October 2012
Description
With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined as...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,799 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
funny 34%
lighthearted 24%
dark 22%
challenging 20%
adventurous 19%
emotional 19%
relaxing 12%
sad 8%
tense 6%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 27% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 34% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 24% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 15% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Pedophilia, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Body horror, AlcoholismMinor
Suicide, War, Bullying