Reviews

Crónica do Pássaro de Corda by Haruki Murakami

lassi's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.25

Individual stories are brilliantly written but it doesn't come together at the end.

rebeccasophiemay's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

Rated good. I have mixed emotions about this book. My first Murakami book. There is some gorgeous prose in here, some sentences that made me want to go back and highlight them even though that feels wrong to me. But then the female characters in this book are SO flat, two dimensional, completely lacking in personality, and totally written to satisfy Toru's sexual desires. This book felt boring and old because of the attitude towards women. And the ending was also somehow rushed after 600 pages? Was also surprisingly graphic and violent. Not sure why I've rated it 3.25/good but I did. 

kmbrly925's review against another edition

4.0

Trippy and weird but really liked it. 

this_is_just_to_say's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It was too long, particularly some of the middle sections which were too introspective and should have been cut. If it was 150 pages shorter would have loved. Some great sections, some uniquely Murikami sections and characters. 

gerbenletzer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

edriessen's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

Een boek van Murakami platslaan in een aantal sterren. Het voelt gek. De Opwindvogelkronieken is de derde dikke Murakami die ik gelezen heb. Ergens vind ik het boek heel goed en ergens ook niet. 

Als ik het afzet tegen de andere twee die ik las (1Q84 en Kafka), voelt deze wat onsamenhangender. En ik ervaar een gemis: de andere twee dikke hebben karakters die heerlijk zijn om te mogen ontmoeten.  In deze kronieken ontmoette ik niet zo'n persoon. Misschien Honda, maar die kreeg weinig licht. 

Wat het boek goed maakt, is dat het technisch gezien heel interessant is. Het is de eerste dikke roman van Murakami en dat maakt het al leuk om deze te lezen. Wat deze in mijn ogen beter doet dan de andere twee die ik noem, is de overgang naar 'een andere wereld'. Deze komt duidelijk tot uiting in deel drie en dit deel voelt bijna als door een andere Murakami geschreven. Dat vond ik inhoudelijk niet leuk, maar is technisch wel tof gedaan.

taratara's review against another edition

Too weird and freaky. Too long to be that freaky. I like the weirdness, opens the mind

keeisen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

cmchristensen's review against another edition

2.0

I finished it. I enjoyed some passages. It seemed promising. But by the end, everything felt inconsequential, the characters just floating half-heartedly though the plot.

viraaptrh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0