Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

Dance Dance Dance

The Rat #4

Haruki Murakami with Giorgio Amitrano (Translator)

500 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction crime literary magical realism mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Description

Dance Dance Dance—a follow-up to A Wild Sheep Chase—is a tense, poignant, and often hilarious ride through Murakami’s Japan, a place where everything that is not up for sale is up for grabs.As Murakami’s nameless protagonist searches for a mysteri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,676 reviews

Moods

mysterious 89%
reflective 58%
dark 49%
adventurous 31%
emotional 22%
tense 20%
challenging 15%
funny 14%
sad 14%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 27%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 43% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.94

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