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Ο Κάφκα στην ακτή by Haruki Murakami

87 reviews

zonboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

reecuh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Gore

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual content, and Murder

le_mur's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia

aisclaradm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is surreal, confusing, and beautiful. I absolutely adore the writing style, and much preferred it to Norwegian Wood, the other Murakami book I have read. The strangeness of the story is done so well, and the different characters and their perspectives all add such a different flavour to the overall narrative. 

Overall, an amazing book that would have deserved a full 5 stars, except that the way that women are written is absolutely vile — I have never seen a clearer example of rabid sexual objectification in such an unnecessary, uncomfortable, and graphic way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness

milohno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Transphobia

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

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

setafire's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-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

3.5

Had a great time except all the times I had to ask myself “how many more times is he gonna bang is mom?” ….. I’m torn. Because we get it, Murakami is a genius. His stuff is so imaginative and complex, but he barrels over sensitive & graphic material. Forever a middle school boy trying to be edgy 🙄

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia and Abandonment

twelvekindsoftrouble's review against another edition

1.0

I can’t stand this book. I had so much hope. The writing style was so whimsical and endearing. It had such a nice synopsis. Then, WHAM! Horrors. I can’t look at this book without feeling ill, and not in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, and Violence

bullibulle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Gore