[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle [author] author Murakami, Haruki [isbn] isbn 0965341984 [isbn13] isbn13 9780965341981 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 607 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.18 [num ratings] num ratings 120,147 [date pub] date pub 1994 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition 1997 [rating] Madeline's rating 2 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. The storytelling is great, and even if I had issues with some of the characters (okay, all of the I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. The storytelling is great, and even if I had issues with some of the characters (okay, all of the female characters), they all managed to be consistently compelling. But I just couldn't get into this one. The story, while interesting, sort of meandered around and by the end, it seems to have forgotten where it was trying to go in the first place. Murakami starts plot points, presents us with new mysteries and characters, and then he gets distracted by something and forgets to resolve the stuff he told us would be important. I tried to start this review by summarizing the plot, but then I realized I couldn't. So that's probably not a good sign. And of course, it turns out that Murakami is not a male novelist, he is a Male Novelist. First there was the little spurts of misogyny that kept popping up, and then there was May Kashahara, who is sort of a like a Lolita/Manic Pixie Dreamgirl monster. She is inexplicably attracted to our hero, because obviously, and she says supremely irritating Manic Pixie Dreamgirl things like "People like me don't get along well with dictionaries" which, aside from being one of the most annoying sentences I've ever read, also makes no fucking sense. She makes Natalie Portman in Garden State look realistic and grounded. I'm glad I finally read this, because I've been meaning to read Murakami for years. But it's going to be a long time before I can be persuaded to pick up another one of his books again. Be sure to buy my album, Murakami Can't Write Women For Shit, on your way out. We have t-shirts too. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 5 [votes] votes 40 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Dec 31, 2014 [date read] date read Jan 2015 [date added] date added Dec 31, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [29] actions view (with text) [format] 
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