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607 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679775430
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 1998
Description
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force--and one of Haruki Murakami's most acclaimed and beloved novels. In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat--and then for his wife as well--in a netherworld ben...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,658 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 55%
challenging 45%
adventurous 38%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
sad 14%
funny 9%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 32% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault607 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679775430
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 1998
Description
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force--and one of Haruki Murakami's most acclaimed and beloved novels. In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat--and then for his wife as well--in a netherworld ben...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,658 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 55%
challenging 45%
adventurous 38%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
sad 14%
funny 9%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 32% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault