A review by sando
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

challenging emotional sad slow-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

3.75

Ummm…..that ending really threw me lol. I found the first half really slow but I eventually got invested after Reiko’s story. She was definitely my favorite character. The characters did feel pretty real for the most part. The book can be quite sad and shocking at times so I recommend reading the list of triggers before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Torture