A review by matthewbubish
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I went into the book knowing nothing about it besides the title being the same as a beautiful Beatles song (who I love). What prompted this was this book being listed as #1 on many sites as an essential book in Japanese literature. While it was personally a very difficult read at times, I thought there was many that, unfortunately, most people can probably relate to. It made me think, which is something I haven’t had a book do to me in a while. 
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