A review by originalhal
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I found the prose plodding and a little lacking, but the character writing of Toru Watanabe is superb: a man caught between his mistakes and continuing to make mistakes; a man who does not know what he wants, really. The women in the novel are not written with much complexity, but I feel this is acceptable as the protagonist - whose perspective we see from - is a subtle misogynist who does not see women as complex people.
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