A review by angelicardale
In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

hm! i don't know how to describe this book or what to really think of it honestly. i'm glad it didn't end up going down the route i assumed it would around the 75% mark, but i definitely have tons of questions without answers. i feel like ambiguous open endings can be a lot of fun and this one was fairly well done, and i definitely enjoyed the prose and themes expressed throughout, but wow. very confusing.