Norwegian Wood
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Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami

1987•Romance•389 pages

Taste attributes: romancedramaslowheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allcoming of age

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic romance novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

As his plane lands at a European airport, thirty-seven-year-old Toru Watanabe casually hears an old Beatles song. Suddenly, the music transports him back to his youth, to the turbulent Tokyo of the late sixties.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceDramaComplex relationshipLove conquers allComing of age

Subjects

StudentTheaterwissenschaftLiebesbeziehungBelletristische DarstellungCollege studentsMan-woman relationshipsYoung menJapan

Details

Author
Haruki Murakami
Published
1987
Pages
389
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