A review by sunflowersarepretty
First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Was surprised at how much sexism Murakami managed to show in this work.  
I was prepared to give it an adequate rating, looking past his blatantly sexist commentary, until I got to the chapter named Carnaval. He dedicated an entire chapter to the basis that a he thought a woman wasn’t to his taste. And he was self aware of this. Calling out that some people, mainly women would find it hard to read this chapter, but that he still felt the need to write it. This combined with his internalized misogyny and outward sexism made this novel, which I had looked forward to, not a pleasant time.
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