Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kafka sur le rivage by Haruki Murakami

39 reviews

rozab101's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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, Cursing, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

pennepasta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

This book left me with like 50 unanswered questions.

I have no idea how Nakata and Kafka are related but I'm pretty sure they share some kind of spirit together or are the different embodiments of the same spirit in different physical and mental dimensions. Also it was kinda weird that Kafka gets with his mom but there's a point for that just like there's a point for everything in the book

Even though I think the entire book was basically a fever dream, that's kinda the whole point. The book means everything but also nothing at the same time and Murakami does a great job of intertwining different timeline, stories, and characters while making a lot of sense and no sense. This book isn't supposed to have any clear meaning and thats why I loved it so much. It may not be for everyone, but for those who enjoy being thoroughly confused but interested, this book is a great one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: War

anaspp2's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Grief, and Abandonment

sydneybedell's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Abandonment

jodi_xo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book overall is very good. Nicely written and well thought out. Some of the themes within the book may be uncomfortable for some. But with that being said I definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

kashila's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Grief

mosidad's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexism

sneako's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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 cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Grief