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jesromas 's review for:
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book has two converging plot lines, one of which I loved and the other felt like if Jordan Peterson decided to write magical realism. Murakami is obviously an excellent writer— I loved the ambience and liked the prose. However, this is regrettably a book that would be better if there were simply no female characters because he is seemingly incapable of writing women like a normal person.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Rape, Murder