Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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 Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning ‘red pine’, and Oumi, ‘blue sea’, while the girls’ names were Shirane, ‘white root’, and Kurono, ‘black fi...

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Moods

reflective 80%
emotional 64%
sad 50%
mysterious 43%
dark 42%
challenging 14%
hopeful 13%
tense 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 8%
funny 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 31%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.77

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