Norwegian Wood
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- Author：Haruki Murakami
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Summary
First American Publication
This stunning and elegiac novel by the author of the internationally acclaimed Wind-Up Bird Chronicle has sold over 4 million copies in Japan and is now available to American audiences for the first time。 It is sure to be a literary event。
Toru， a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo， is devoted to Naoko， a beautiful and introspective young woman， but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before。 Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there， but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable。 As she retreats further into her own world， Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman。
A poignant story of one college student's romantic coming-of-age， Norwegian Wood takes us to that distant place of a young man's first， hopeless， and heroic love。
This stunning and elegiac novel by the author of the internationally acclaimed Wind-Up Bird Chronicle has sold over 4 million copies in Japan and is now available to American audiences for the first time。 It is sure to be a literary event。
Toru， a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo， is devoted to Naoko， a beautiful and introspective young woman， but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before。 Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there， but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable。 As she retreats further into her own world， Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman。
A poignant story of one college student's romantic coming-of-age， Norwegian Wood takes us to that distant place of a young man's first， hopeless， and heroic love。
Reviews
Ella Mentary
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book。 Simple as that。 The writing style is constantly impactful; each sentence feels like a secret that Murakami is whispering to you。 My only gripe is the amount of sex， but that is an entirely personal preference。 I think for an older reader these scenes will mean more than to someone my age， but nonetheless I tried to read from our narrator's point of view and understand。 SPOILERS HERE:I think the tone of the novel is one that sets the reader up immediately with the knowledge tha I loved this book。 Simple as that。 The writing style is constantly impactful; each sentence feels like a secret that Murakami is whispering to you。 My only gripe is the amount of sex， but that is an entirely personal preference。 I think for an older reader these scenes will mean more than to someone my age， but nonetheless I tried to read from our narrator's point of view and understand。 SPOILERS HERE:I think the tone of the novel is one that sets the reader up immediately with the knowledge that we are going to lose a character。 This had me on edge for most of the book， not in a bad way though， because I was waiting to see who it would be and how the narrator would pick apart the relationship when that character was gone。 It certainly gives the story an air of warning。 Kind of like saying to us: never waste your time with people， nor your words exchanged with them， because you never know when they will be gone。 I didn't think the death in this story was particularly haunting， though I can't articulate why。 I think it was more peaceful for me， because I'd been on edge。 It was like， oh yes， this was meant to happen。 It didn't soothe the emotional blow， obviously， but even then I felt more emotional on behalf of the narrator， rather than the character herself。 And the whole novel just has such a wonderful human experience; Murakami beautifully encapsulates the teeny bits of being human that we forget to tell each other。 。。。more
Kate
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murakami please stop writing women i beg of you
Hannah
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3。5
Ajoy Deori
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This is my first Murakami book and it is suffice to say he exceeded my expectation。 Although， through many critics I've come to know that this is the least Murakami-style oriented， saying that it is "just a love story"， I had no problem with it。 The moment Toru hears "Norwegian wood"， it incites his memories of Naoko to carry him away and thus result in this beautiful narration of his story of love and life。 I have absolutely been gripped through every sentence and every phrase of the narrator。 This is my first Murakami book and it is suffice to say he exceeded my expectation。 Although， through many critics I've come to know that this is the least Murakami-style oriented， saying that it is "just a love story"， I had no problem with it。 The moment Toru hears "Norwegian wood"， it incites his memories of Naoko to carry him away and thus result in this beautiful narration of his story of love and life。 I have absolutely been gripped through every sentence and every phrase of the narrator。 There may not be much resemblance of the characters to you but you understand them so well that it feels they are a part of you set in motion。 This one is a dark， depressing love story that which is romantic in its own way。 I look forward to read more of the author's works。 。。。more
Depressed Hoobaloob
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Wow。 It definitely was a slow book for me like when Murakami writes its with so much descriptions。 Ex。 Toru was reading。 Toru enter his dorm room， strom trooper not there， the cans poster staring at him back as he sit down to read his American classic book。 The ending really caught me off guard though。 I think it’s like a cycle。 Though we do now that Toru is alive， the ending might have been what Naomi felt after losing Kizuki （the whole loss of emotion and just being hella confused）， but in thi Wow。 It definitely was a slow book for me like when Murakami writes its with so much descriptions。 Ex。 Toru was reading。 Toru enter his dorm room， strom trooper not there， the cans poster staring at him back as he sit down to read his American classic book。 The ending really caught me off guard though。 I think it’s like a cycle。 Though we do now that Toru is alive， the ending might have been what Naomi felt after losing Kizuki （the whole loss of emotion and just being hella confused）， but in this case it was toru screaming for midori。 Hopefully， midori and toru are good because I really liked their relationship。 Also what happened to storm trooper I’m so curious 。。。more
Flygaren Cederlöv
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Jag förväntade mig mer av den legendariska boken Norweigan woods。 Jag har läst flera böcker av Murakami och min absoluta favorit är Kafka på stranden men Norweigan woods gör mig bara besviken。 Språket är vackert och bildligt men handlingen är enformig och oinspirerande。 Jag tvingar mig dock igenom boken mest utifrån den tyngt som titeln och författaren ger och utifrån en nyfikenhet för hur det ska gå för karaktärerna。
Des Coker
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this is a good book， though very male centric！ I understand
María Cárdenas Mata
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Sentimientos encontrados con este libro。Debo reconocer que ha sido una lectura ágil， pese al aura de pesimismo que rodea el libro no se me ha hecho pesado， muchas de las conversaciones me gustaba cómo estaban escritas， parecían muy reales y te transportaba con ellos， te hacía partícipe de la reflexión， pero。。。 me faltaba entender a los personajes， hacían cosas muy drásticas e intensas pero a la vez me parecían super planos， no sé， creo que lo que me ha fallado ha sido la construcción de los pers Sentimientos encontrados con este libro。Debo reconocer que ha sido una lectura ágil， pese al aura de pesimismo que rodea el libro no se me ha hecho pesado， muchas de las conversaciones me gustaba cómo estaban escritas， parecían muy reales y te transportaba con ellos， te hacía partícipe de la reflexión， pero。。。 me faltaba entender a los personajes， hacían cosas muy drásticas e intensas pero a la vez me parecían super planos， no sé， creo que lo que me ha fallado ha sido la construcción de los personajes principales。 。。。more
Poom Bhamoraputr
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เป็นหนังสือที่ความหนากับเนื้อเรื่องไม่ค่อยสัมพันธ์กัน จำนวนหน้าเยอะ แต่เนื้อเรื่องแทบจะไม่มีอะไร เนื้อหาก็ทำให้อินกับตัวเอกที่เป็นคนดำเนินเรื่องแทบไม่ได้ เพราะชีวิตโคตรจะไม่ realistic （หรือเป็นเพราะเป็นหนังสือที่เขียนตั้งแต่สมัยก่อนผมเกิด） ตัวละครอื่นๆก็ดูผิดปกติแบบสุดโต่งบรรยากาศของเรื่องอ่านแล้วรู้สึกเป็นสีเทาตลอดทั้งเรื่อง และเหมือนอ่านเพื่อรอตอนสุดท้ายเท่านั้น （อารมณ์ตอนขึ้นตอนสุดท้ายคือแบบ เออ ซักที！）คนที่คิดอ่านเพื่อความบันเทิง ควรข้ามไป ไม่แนะนำให้อ่าน ส่วนคนที่อยากเสพเนื้อเรื่อง ความดราม เป็นหนังสือที่ความหนากับเนื้อเรื่องไม่ค่อยสัมพันธ์กัน จำนวนหน้าเยอะ แต่เนื้อเรื่องแทบจะไม่มีอะไร เนื้อหาก็ทำให้อินกับตัวเอกที่เป็นคนดำเนินเรื่องแทบไม่ได้ เพราะชีวิตโคตรจะไม่ realistic （หรือเป็นเพราะเป็นหนังสือที่เขียนตั้งแต่สมัยก่อนผมเกิด） ตัวละครอื่นๆก็ดูผิดปกติแบบสุดโต่งบรรยากาศของเรื่องอ่านแล้วรู้สึกเป็นสีเทาตลอดทั้งเรื่อง และเหมือนอ่านเพื่อรอตอนสุดท้ายเท่านั้น （อารมณ์ตอนขึ้นตอนสุดท้ายคือแบบ เออ ซักที！）คนที่คิดอ่านเพื่อความบันเทิง ควรข้ามไป ไม่แนะนำให้อ่าน ส่วนคนที่อยากเสพเนื้อเรื่อง ความดราม่า …。ก็ไม่แนะนำให้อ่านอยู่ดี ส่วนตัวที่ให้สองดาว（ไม่ใช่ดาวเดียว）เพราะยังมีบางจุดในเนื้อเรื่องที่ทำให้รู้สึกวางไม่ลงบ้าง 。。。more
Annalisa Ferrara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5***This review may contain some spoilersI really don't know how I feel about this book， I liked some parts of it and I totally hated others。 The writing was really captivating， but I couldn't get past the sex scenes and some events that were totally absurd and random。 I didn't particularly like how the female characters were portrayed and I despised Nagasawa with all my heart。 The main character wasn't too insufferable， but I still feel like at times he was too dense。I also didn't like how ma 2。5***This review may contain some spoilersI really don't know how I feel about this book， I liked some parts of it and I totally hated others。 The writing was really captivating， but I couldn't get past the sex scenes and some events that were totally absurd and random。 I didn't particularly like how the female characters were portrayed and I despised Nagasawa with all my heart。 The main character wasn't too insufferable， but I still feel like at times he was too dense。I also didn't like how many characters randomly died， like every now and then somebody was gone。I don't think I would recommend this book， but still it was a quick read so maybe it could be nice to read during summer vacations。 。。。more
baneofkermit
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a book that does not fit into the "Murakami mold" of stories featuring fantastical occurrences set within a contemporary backdrop: rather it is a piece of near auto-biographical fiction that may anger some of the author's readers who might have expected otherwise。Norwegian Wood cannot be called a romance。 Its portrayal of relationships and interpretations of love is frequently the subject and sometimes the main focus of the characters' stories but seldom do they come to a neat， concrete This is a book that does not fit into the "Murakami mold" of stories featuring fantastical occurrences set within a contemporary backdrop: rather it is a piece of near auto-biographical fiction that may anger some of the author's readers who might have expected otherwise。Norwegian Wood cannot be called a romance。 Its portrayal of relationships and interpretations of love is frequently the subject and sometimes the main focus of the characters' stories but seldom do they come to a neat， concrete conclusion that will satisfy the readers。 If one were to summarize the ideas in this book two words come to mind: sex and death。For those looking for yet another Murakami novel， this book will either surprise or frustrate。 It does feel refreshing to read the author's consistent prose within a more mundane setting。 Personally， I enjoyed this change quite a bit but the ending was a bit too cheap for my taste。 。。。more
Leyla
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The bible of the emotionally unavailable。
Eliana
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not my favourite work of murakami。 all the characters were a little insufferable （though happy to have read it）
alana
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AKU SUKA MIDORIIIIIIII
Andrea’s Book Club
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4。5 stars “desde el principio estuvimos unidos en la frontera entre la vida y la muerte。”“hasta ahora había deseado permanecer eternamente en los diecisiete o dieciocho años。 pero ya no lo pretendo。 […] he cumplido veinte años。 y debo pagar un precio por seguir viviendo。”hay dos tipos de personas: los que se aferran a la vida y los que se entregan a la muerte。 and this book showed both sides perfectly。
Connecobra
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if i wanted to know about mediocre men fantasizing depressed girls i would talk to men irl。 how is everyone around him finding the main character so exceptionally great， nice and intelligent when it feels like he’s just wandering in his life and not really caring about the people ？ i don’t know， it didn’t worked for me。otherwise， i loved the descriptions of places and times， it was really sumptuous
Voltaire
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dnfwhat the actual fuck。no。
Carmen
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Bonito pero de verdad las mujeres parecen aliens de 5 años a través de un prismático vistas por tíos super salidos incels
Bariq
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It has a great story of a young boy coming in terms of his dreaded past， but just couldn't shake off the whole adultery part in the second half of the book。 But well I guess it's part of what it is and it is what it is。 Overall， give it a read！ It has a great story of a young boy coming in terms of his dreaded past， but just couldn't shake off the whole adultery part in the second half of the book。 But well I guess it's part of what it is and it is what it is。 Overall， give it a read！ 。。。more
Sabine
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please go read it if you haven't， it's lovely。 please go read it if you haven't， it's lovely。 。。。more
Sofia
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eu gostei da atmosfera do livro mas toda vez que qualquer personagem falava pensava ou fazia qualquer coisa eu queria morrer。 ainda bem que acabou
birdie
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Norwegian Wood is just like The Catcher in the Rye: there's a certain age when you should read the book for it to resonate with you properly。 The prose was stunning and I loved how the story had many layers so that you could interprete it in a plethora of different ways。 However， I must admit that the portrayal of women made me cringe at times （mostly all those parts about sex）， thus I cannot give it full 5 stars。 Norwegian Wood is just like The Catcher in the Rye: there's a certain age when you should read the book for it to resonate with you properly。 The prose was stunning and I loved how the story had many layers so that you could interprete it in a plethora of different ways。 However， I must admit that the portrayal of women made me cringe at times （mostly all those parts about sex）， thus I cannot give it full 5 stars。 。。。more
Genstica TuMadre
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Muy bonito y todo eso， pero eh。
n
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holy shit just read it
emma
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going into it， i really wanted to like this book。 on the positive side， the prose was gorgeous and engaging but the characters and “plot” fell completely flat for me。 it just left me feeling completely indifferent- I didn’t love it nor did i hate it， as it stirred practically no emotions within me。 also， murakami sure nails the “woman written by a man” trope better than anyone else！ what a shame。。
Catrin Burgess
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Lovely， chapters a bit long for my liking but that says more about me than the book。
Alex
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4。5
Matthew Archer
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Excellent， would recommend to anyone really。
Cristina Fernández
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Quise que me gustara 😭 lo siento
Carles
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El llibre m'ha deixat una mic descol·locat。 Per una banda m'ha agradat la força amb que l'autor transmet la passió viscuda per uns personatges principalment joves。 Captura els seus sentiments i els plasma en paper d'una forma captivadora。 M'he sentit molt atrapat per tot el que sentien els diferents personatges。 Tanmateix， a vegades no puc deixar de pensar que el personatge principal （Toru Watanabe） és algú amb una imatge de si mateix excessivament benevolent。 Potser és una conseqüència de la se El llibre m'ha deixat una mic descol·locat。 Per una banda m'ha agradat la força amb que l'autor transmet la passió viscuda per uns personatges principalment joves。 Captura els seus sentiments i els plasma en paper d'una forma captivadora。 M'he sentit molt atrapat per tot el que sentien els diferents personatges。 Tanmateix， a vegades no puc deixar de pensar que el personatge principal （Toru Watanabe） és algú amb una imatge de si mateix excessivament benevolent。 Potser és una conseqüència de la seua joventut， però al ginal darrera la seva façana de respecte per les dones del seu voltant， sempre segueix imposant la seva voluntat per sobre d'uns personatges femenins que acaben sent molt submissos。 Uns personatges， els estereòtips dels quals， no s'han creuat en la meua vida personal。 Potser també és una conseqüència de la societat japonesa de finals dels 60。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Norwegian Wood
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Norwegian Wood&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Norwegian Wood&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0