South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami with Philip Gabriel (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Description

Following the massive complexity of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle--Haruki Murakami's best-selling, award-winning novel--comes this deceptively simple love story, a contemporary rendering of the romance in which a boy finds and then loses a girl, only...

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Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 58%
mysterious 50%
sad 41%
dark 24%
tense 12%
challenging 10%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 25%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.68

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