327 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099448754
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 08 February 2001
Description
With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined as...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,459 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
funny 31%
dark 23%
challenging 22%
adventurous 20%
lighthearted 19%
emotional 17%
relaxing 12%
tense 7%
sad 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 32% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 22% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 14% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, PedophiliaModerate
Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body horrorMinor
Bullying, Suicide, War
327 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099448754
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 08 February 2001
Description
With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined as...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,459 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
funny 31%
dark 23%
challenging 22%
adventurous 20%
lighthearted 19%
emotional 17%
relaxing 12%
tense 7%
sad 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 32% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 22% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 14% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, PedophiliaModerate
Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body horrorMinor
Bullying, Suicide, War