poverbaugh 's review for:

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

2.75

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is highly reliant on magical realism and is nonlinear. I found it confusing and there is a cat torture scene, just an FYI. But the author is doing a lot to challenge the reader on many, many philosophical ideas so just know that going into it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence