Reviews with content warning for Rape - Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

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mxpringle's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I love the dream like state this book put me in where I questioned what events in it were real and fake. The writing and the way the characters were so fleshed our really gripped me and I haven't read a book so quickly in forever. However, as a with a lot of Murakami's writing, I did have an issue with how he portrays women and sex, and his strong emphasis on the male gaze.

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bea2001's review against another edition

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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

5.0

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alisbooknookcorner's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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emberkt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

the reason why i didnt really like it seem to be how all murakami books are, so i’m not sure how soon i’ll be reaching for him again

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vincentblackshadow's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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savtho's review

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dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I picked this book up as a wrapped mystery book. A bookshop worker wrote a note for the future reader; the note talked about everyday conversations, losing friendships and the color grey. At first I was very interested in this book but half way through it got boring. This book wasn’t as deep as I thought it would be. However the writing style and story telling are what kept me going. I think I would re-read this book and stop half way through because I liked the writing that much. Otherwise the book is lack luster, a part of me feels like that’s almost the point and if it is then I’d give it more stars for reaching its purpose. Especially because the descriptions in the book were boring. Maybe if I got more out of this book I’d be interested to find out if there was a purpose for this book. Before I finished the book I was hoping to read more from this author, however the dark themes of this book made it difficult to read at times and eventually I felt the voice of the writer was gone.

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sawshiwen's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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essentially, this feels like a rape fantasy book...?

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seraphimgt's review

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reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked it better than Kafka at least. My major issue with this book was how it handled violence against women.

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My professor pointed out that many people believe that Murakami is commentating on how many violent and sexual crimes against women go unsolved in Japan, and the rate of these crimes are rising, but that didn't make what happened to Shiro/Yuzu any less uncomfortable to read. Plus, false accusations are incredibly rare so every time I see one portrayed, it kind of pisses me off because it perpetuates and inflates a dangerously inaccurate idea that many misogynists have. I'm not saying Murakami buys into the idea that many women lie about being raped, and the reveal that Shiro HAD in fact been raped by someone, just not Tsukuru I think gives him a little leeway, but it's just uncomfortable.

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