A review by maess
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

reflective slow-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

1.0

It took me THREE years to get through this book, that should tell you enough. Just ew wtf, you’d have to pay me to read another Murakami book. Apparently for him, women are just hysteric, mentally ill and something to have sex with. Never seen anyone reduce women to their tits this much (it’s so bad that it’s almost funny, problem is just that he’s serious about it)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol