A review by emilywill00
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It’s been weeks and I’m stilling thinking of this book. There were moments when I had to put it down due to the incredulity of it. I tried to describe the plot to my partner, which was an interesting exercise to say the least. This will likely be a book I think about for the rest of my life. -.5 stars for the way Murakami writes women.