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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
3.5
emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really well written. Beautiful prose. Some interesting passages about life, death and the pains and aches of growing up. It gave me Tumblr tattoo circa 2012 vibes at times, but in a good way. You may want to visit Toyoko after reading this book. And find your Spotify playlist filled with The Beatles and Jazz. But hey ho!!

However, it's a shame about the blatant sexism throughout...almost all of the women read as caricatures of themselves. Also, could Toru not describe every woman's chest....thank you! 

Still, I did enjoy the book. Really captured that falsely monumental feeling first love has.