A review by natashak1
In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found the style of Murakami much easier to get into in a shorter novel, and it felt like the smaller stakes (on a individual rather than societal level) in the plot was much more suited to his writing. 
I also love books that have really complicated or dislikeable characters, and Murakami wrote them brilliantly.