Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

7 reviews

amelody's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

risemini's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and War

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

Just too literary. The MC was beige personified, stuff just happened to him. There was no real core plot, just random mysterious events. And the nature of all the female characters and their relationships to the MC made me uncomfortable, something which I understand to potentially be part of a wider trend in Murakami's works. Not for me.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

irinalast's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

saskia6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

after i finished this book i was sobbing hysterically but i couldn’t possibly say why. this hit me so hard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

Minor: Cursing, Death, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

mary_juleyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, and War

Minor: Racism

traciereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Incest, Vomit, and Pregnancy