I loved the beginning of this book, and I loved the ending. The writing in both of these parts pulled me in and made me think this could be a five star read.
The only problem for me was the middle section. The whole book was slow paced, which I don't have an issue with, but I found myself getting lost in the middle of this.

Overall though, the writing was beautiful, the setting compelling and I enjoyed the begging and end so much that it was well worth the read.

Content I didn't feel comfortable reading.

Murakami's writing just isn't for me. I tried to push through this one, but I just wasn't enjoying it at all.