adibasultana 's review for:

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

2.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I am conflicted on how to feel about this book. It was very poetic, symbolic, and I loved the actual storyline. However every female is written disgustingly and I can’t overlook the sexual content - every sexual encounter is deeply disturbing, unethical and rapey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation