A review by rowannn
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

dark emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

3.5

Toru Watanabe is the most infuriating main character I have ever read. This book is ripe with trauma and frankly the end was absolute bullshit but it explores grief and loss well. As much as I hated the romance in this, the character studies were interesting. The female characters were the perfect example of women written by men but theres no denying that Murakami's style of writing does have a certain allure to it.
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