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A review by evestasha
Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
it feels dreamlike. i actually want to commend murakami for managing to capture such state in his writing.
oshima, though. i love him. kafka and hoshino come close second.
i have not much to say about this book. it feels like i'm both losing and gaining brain cells at the same time the longer i read it. it's actually easier to read than i thought, which is super nice.
ah, but, on the other hand, i had a lot of "wtf" moments reading this. the scenes with sakura, the thing with kafka and saeki, the cat killer... yeah, while my reading experience was fine (not great, since i lost brain cells reading it, but not bad either because i think that's the point of the book), these scenes was... yeah.
oshima, though. i love him. kafka and hoshino come close second.
i have not much to say about this book. it feels like i'm both losing and gaining brain cells at the same time the longer i read it. it's actually easier to read than i thought, which is super nice.
ah, but, on the other hand, i had a lot of "wtf" moments reading this. the scenes with sakura, the thing with kafka and saeki, the cat killer... yeah, while my reading experience was fine (not great, since i lost brain cells reading it, but not bad either because i think that's the point of the book), these scenes was... yeah.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
Minor: Sexism