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This book contains a few of my absolute favorite Murakami quotes, which makes me very happy. As per usual, Murakami artfully plays with time in this book and offers a unique sequel to ‘Wild Sheep Chase.’ I enjoyed the book and found it thought-provoking. Death, time, sex, love.. and of course, fast cars and the unrelenting ticking of the clock.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-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

5.0

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I think I'm mostly over Murakami outside of his masterworks like Wind Up Bird or Kafka on the Shore (or my personal favorite, Hard Boiled Wonderland). It's a fine book, with some pretty passages. I read it after hearing it referenced in a conversation about Silent Hill 2, and I can see that parallel with the haunted (?) hotel featuring heavily in this book. However this seemed like another rote Murakami to me: the protagonist makes pasta, a woman disappears, he doesn't really care, he's obsessed with earlobes. I might pick up his newest novel when it's published in English, but otherwise I think I'm over it

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