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A review by alinavfoerster
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This started off so good that I expected it to be GREAT. It was the writing style and how it weaved themes and symbols into the text quite poetically that drew me in.
But the further we got the more frustrating and a bit flat the characters seemed, the more the book revolves around sex and how everyone just reeeeally wants to do it with the main character. And while sex is a central theme of the book I just found it a bit sloppily addressed. Where it got really problematic was with the 31 year old woman raping a teenager and the adult being portrayed as the victim...in general the women in the story are pretty weak.
In conclusion: excellent writing, bad story
But the further we got the more frustrating and a bit flat the characters seemed, the more the book revolves around sex and how everyone just reeeeally wants to do it with the main character. And while sex is a central theme of the book I just found it a bit sloppily addressed. Where it got really problematic was with the 31 year old woman raping a teenager and the adult being portrayed as the victim...in general the women in the story are pretty weak.
In conclusion: excellent writing, bad story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide