
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
Taste attributes: romancedramaslowheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allcoming of age
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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- Author
- Haruki Murakami
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 389
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- Open Library
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