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thequiltyreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
corpsepose's review against another edition
- 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
Mitologizacja nie zatrzymuje się na przepowiedni, być może stąd trudna w ocenie przez pryzmat zwykłego, "dzisiejszego" zestawu norm i wartości.
Historia, zdaje mi się, o pudełkach, drzwiach i ramkach, a także o połowach rzeczy, co zgrabnie podsumowują cytat przytoczony na okładce i wspomnienie o "Uczcie" Platona.
Z prostszych obserwacji: Murakami nie umie pisać kobiet, za to ciekawa transreprezentacja. Różnice kulturowe mogą dawać się we znaki czytelnikowi.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
sanikaaa___'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Transphobia and Death of parent
thenoboshow's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse
abyss65's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
10000hats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment and War
Minor: Child abuse
iris_lrf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
All that said, even with one protagonist whose only character traits are "Oedipus complex" and "teenage boy," another who is just a walking autism stereotype (I mean, a child in a man's body? Come on), and a whole cast of chronically horny sociopaths, it SOMEHOW manages to be a page-turner. Truly one of the few books that you wish with all your heart you could put down, but are forced by some external power to continue reading until your sanity finally breaks. Because trust me, it will break. For me it happened around chapter five.
So yeah, if multitudes of
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
stbyleth's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Conceptually, this book is rather interesting and profound. There's a lot to chew on and Murakami himself has said you need to read it several times (I don't like it that much, unfortunately) to fully understand it naturally. Everything is a metaphor but, at the same time, everything is literal. In the same vein, everything makes perfect sense, but at the same time, it's pure nonsense. The pinnacle of combining meaningless phrases such as "it just happens because it does" with answers that delve deep into philosophy. "It just happens because it does" is also philosophy.
Basically, this book is highly paradoxical, which is the point, which renders it not paradoxical, which is the point, which...
In a more personal opinion, though, there were some things that held the book back from reaching its full potential. Kafka himself is dreadfully boring and monotonous, which is the point; however, I realized that I really just didn't care much for what happened to him (I was only interested in how he'd further Nakata's narrative). The oedipal prophecy seems hindering, especially since it's only mentioned close to the halfway point, after which it becomes the full focus of everything Kafka does (perhaps a little more foreshadowing would have suited my tastes, not just for this specific part). The book was very heavy handed and unsubtle while simultaneously being far, far too vague, enough to make many conclusions the reader has come to dissatisfying.
I did, however, enjoy other aspects. Nakata and Hoshino were very refreshing in between Kafka's chapters. I loved the both of them and would have much preferred the story focused more on them rather than Kafka. I also really love the implication of
Again, pretty solid overall. This is the first Murakami work I've written and I've come to understand it might be his weakest. I intend to read more of his works because I do like the dreamy atmosphere.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse and Incest
lambclown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Chronic illness
toffishay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, and Medical content