Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kafka sur le rivage by Haruki Murakami

39 reviews

gromithorror's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and War

soyboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dniespal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bisma_shahid96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

"Kafka on the Shore" is a genuine page-turner and a relentlessly metaphysical brain-twister. 
Reading this slow-ravelling book is more engrossing than it should be and perhaps less moving than the author intended. However, the execution is rigorously schematic. 
The story revolves around a 15-year-old boy and a mentally-special sexagenarian man who are on an escape, separately and individually. Narratives of both are told in deftly but shakily connected alternate chapters that gradually converge at the end.
As the story will proceed, you'll feel like sailing - on a windsurfer - in an ocean with no destination going with the flow. It will feel like tripping over a dream that looks like reality. The further you move, the more it becomes heavy and overwhelming.
You'll find a blast of greek mythology, metaphilosophy, innocent humour, and other complexities along the way.
You'll find yourself smiling at several instances while perpending and reflecting in another.  
Though, there's a vagueness this book religiously carries till the end so it'll definitely feel like a cliffhanger. 
All in all, a good fantasy-fiction book with some unique element to it. The hype is definitely worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Violence

enoemo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

The way Murakami writes women in this novel (although I heard this might be true for his other works as well) is... specific, so be prepared for that. The prose, however, is beautiful. I loved the style of writing apart from some really uncomfortable or clumsy moments regarding well, women, or their behaviour, or how they work according to the narrators. Nakata was my favourite character, I have so much love for him. This was, despite its flaws, unlike anything I have ever read and I would recommend it to anyone who has carefully considered all the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

rochellereads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Grief, and War

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

moiracampbell23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, and Death of parent

marilgc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

As is to be expected with Murakami this book was very bizzare. It lost me sometimes and felt somewhat self indulgent however something about it really pulled me in and felt like a dark temptation. I found both love and resent to every character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief

adibasultana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I am conflicted on how to feel about this book. It was very poetic, symbolic, and I loved the actual storyline. However every female is written disgustingly and I can’t overlook the sexual content - every sexual encounter is deeply disturbing, unethical and rapey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Colonisation

katewilltryherbest's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book reads like some allegory, yet at the end of it, I am still confused at what it is trying to portray. <Spoiler> perhaps it is saying something about fate and acceptance

. Otherwise an affecting, thought provoking and unique work. What more can one ask for

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, and Grief