A review by kms80
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The writing was beautiful but it was a frustrating book to read. I feel like none of the questions were resolved. It’s not clear what was supposed to be reality. I think some people would enjoy that, but to me it was a bit annoying. Also, the random interludes of horrible violence and gore in Manchuria were and unpleasant surprise. I don’t know what the point of that was and the first one was really upsetting.
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