Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

59 reviews

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was going to give this 4 stars but it lost me at

why would he sleep with Reiko as well bro it doesn't add anything to the plot. That's the problem with this book even though I enjoyed it a lot at times in the middle of important events and sad situations people would sleep with each other and tell each other dirty jokes for pages and pages and for no reason. Reiko's back story was almost good with the failing pianist storyline but then it all got ruined for me with the Adult/minor bits. I don't know I just don't think there was any need for that. In Kafka on the shore it was like this as well, I don't know what the whole deal is with this authors books and adult minor content but I really don't like it. Also the misogyny...

I did like the plot mostly, it was depressing, tragic but it had some good lessons and it was quite reflective. Characters were quite interesting and flawed and I'm glad I gave this book a chance after all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

astridrv's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

I liked the prose: it's efficient, sensitive, poetic, natural. There are some scenes, some imagery, that will remain with me like paintings. Otherwise, I did not enjoy any of the characters, the narrator's misogyny made it hard to get through the book, and I am left to feel unsure about the value of the observations about life, death, and mental illness given throughout this tale. I will give it this: both the ending and one specific character arc added a note of mystery that will stay in my head for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mimosakettunen's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

harrisonfitzgerald's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

unwound_spring's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

haunting, dreamlike, ambiguous

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

gratuitous sex scenes, not recommended for those currently struggling with mental illness or suicidal thoughts

lucysm's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

ziniana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

leebraries's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

beautifully written. murakami is a wonderful storyteller who makes great use of language, and the translation was simply gorgeous. however, not much happens plot-wise as we are mainly just following toru watanabe as he fucks his way through tokyo and falls a little more in love with his dead bestfriend's ex-girlfriend and this taken girl who says the most out of pocket shit ever. this book is also horny as fuck. 4/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, and Terminal illness

ilaria_d's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

deadmosquitoonmywall's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

It's romance based. Good if you don't mind s*x. I cried so hard.
Major trigger warning on this book for s**cide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

seven people die and only 2 of them didn't go by suicide