Reviews

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

ki3iih's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

caeligne's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

thequeenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

pachomacho's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

rinkydinkydoo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

evilyreading's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lexybutschli's review against another edition

2.0

I love Murakami, but short stories are definitely not his forte and they don't work with his style and themes very well.

grouchomarxist's review against another edition

2.0

Placeholder review

I will write more later but for now, this was yet another disappointing Murakami. Ears. Cooking. Classical music. The endless tribulations of modern masculinity. Women as set/sex pieces. A few admirable turns of phrase. I have no idea why I keep doing this to myself by reading his stuff. I am hardly poorly read or under under educated, so I am beginning to think the problem is Murakami.

graceominer's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.25

emilyoh's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75