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Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
6 reviews
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Die schwarzen Schrauben auf den weißen Tellern sahen alle glücklich aus. […]
Dabei dachte ich darüber nach, warum die schwarzen Schrauben auf den Tellerchen so glücklich ausgesehen hatten. Vielleicht, weil sie aufgehört hatten, Teile eines Quirls zu sein, und wieder nichts als Schrauben sein durften. Oder weil die weißen Teller für die Schrauben ein rechter Ehrenplatz waren. Wie auch immer: Dinge glücklich zu sehen war schön anzuschauen.
Dabei dachte ich darüber nach, warum die schwarzen Schrauben auf den Tellerchen so glücklich ausgesehen hatten. Vielleicht, weil sie aufgehört hatten, Teile eines Quirls zu sein, und wieder nichts als Schrauben sein durften. Oder weil die weißen Teller für die Schrauben ein rechter Ehrenplatz waren. Wie auch immer: Dinge glücklich zu sehen war schön anzuschauen.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My enjoyment of the book fluctuated, from highs with meeting fun new characters and developing ones I thought I had figured out, to lows with extremely long expositional monologues (thankfully, these are limited in number). The main character gives off the vibes of an alcoholic unaware of his own problem, but it never poses much of an issue, so maybe Murakami is also unaware of the character’s problem.
The ending doesn’t explicitly state what happens to the main character, but the pieces are in place for things to turn out pretty happily.
It’s got a lot of Murakami’s hallmarks, but no graphic sex.
The ending doesn’t explicitly state what happens to the main character, but the pieces are in place for things to turn out pretty happily.
It’s got a lot of Murakami’s hallmarks, but no graphic sex.
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism