A review by rizbee
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

first murakami book. frankly do not see what all the hype about this one is about. i found it excruciatingly difficult to get through and needlessly long. it was a shame because there were small aspects of the story i was really intrigued by (like “cinnamon” and the voice connection). however, we spent the majority of the book doing nothing and just describing/having weird thoughts about women. i don’t see what the point of this was and am overall unimpressed lol. there was some good writing so it ups the score but the content was not for me.