Norwegian woods by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian woods

Haruki Murakami

389 pages • first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost 20 years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendship...

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Community Reviews Summary of 36,798 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 74%
sad 71%
dark 52%
challenging 17%
mysterious 10%
tense 10%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 6%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 47%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 38% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 31% | No: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.88

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