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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

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  • Author：Haruki Murakami
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Summary

A mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84

Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school。 By chance all of their names contained a colour。 The two boys were called Akamatsu， meaning ‘red pine’， and Oumi， ‘blue sea’， while the girls’ names were Shirane， ‘white root’， and Kurono， ‘black field’。 Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it。

One day Tsukuru Tazaki’s friends announced that they didn't want to see him， or talk to him， ever again。

Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life， unable to form intimate connections with anyone。 But then he meets Sara， who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago。

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Reviews

Suzanne ，

I thoroughly enjoyed Murakami's writing style。 I don't normally mind an "open" ending， but found this one to be disappointing。 I thoroughly enjoyed Murakami's writing style。 I don't normally mind an "open" ending， but found this one to be disappointing。 。。。more

Laila Semeda ，

This novel talks about Tsukuru Tazaki the colorless person and his group of very best friends， how he had been cut out from this group and coming back after 16 years to know the reason behind that sudden action in order to be able to clear this weight off his shoulders and continue living a fulfilling life。Haruki Murakami has his own way in writing fictional novels that is utterly unique that makes each reader have his own interpretation of the story and this novel is one of those that will be s This novel talks about Tsukuru Tazaki the colorless person and his group of very best friends， how he had been cut out from this group and coming back after 16 years to know the reason behind that sudden action in order to be able to clear this weight off his shoulders and continue living a fulfilling life。Haruki Murakami has his own way in writing fictional novels that is utterly unique that makes each reader have his own interpretation of the story and this novel is one of those that will be seen differently from each reader’s point of view。 。。。more

bleh ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 CW: mention of sexual assaultthis was really bad。 I had to skim through the chapters after the reason for the protagonist's removal from the group was revealed because the premise was so insensitive。 there was the classic， "we knew you couldn't have done it， considering how nice you are" by all of his friends。 the initial chapters of the book make the reader empathise w the protagonist but the later ones always do so at the cost of Shiro。 I detested the bits where these supposed friends tried to CW: mention of sexual assaultthis was really bad。 I had to skim through the chapters after the reason for the protagonist's removal from the group was revealed because the premise was so insensitive。 there was the classic， "we knew you couldn't have done it， considering how nice you are" by all of his friends。 the initial chapters of the book make the reader empathise w the protagonist but the later ones always do so at the cost of Shiro。 I detested the bits where these supposed friends tried to analyse if Shiro was strong enough， how she had lost her spark of beauty and so on。 there was no acknowledgement of her trauma at all。 it was awful。 aka and ao's characters were annoying。 tsukuru was only bearable because we were privy to his thoughts。 I wonder if I would dislike other books by murakami if I re-read them now。 。。。more

Erin McGill ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed the novel， very typical Murakami type characters and writing。 However I hate cliff hanger endings！

Negin ，

برای هر انسانی از دست دادن انسان های مهم زندگی اش سخت است و مطمئنا نبودن آنها، انسان را دچار مشکلات روحی و جسمی می کند و همین طور این مشکل می تواند باعث آسیب های جدی تری هم شود。سوکورو هم از جمله از افرادی ست که با این مشکل درگیر می شود، سوکورو به طور ناگهانی از جمع دوستان صمیمی خود رانده می شود و این ماجرا، حتی او را به فکر مرگ وا می دارد。کتاب بسیار جذاب بود و با قلمی بسیار روان و عالی، با اینکه داستان دارای احساس تنهایی و زبانی سرد داشت اما تاثیر گذار و  پر تعلیق، داستان با موسیقی و فضاسازی خوب برای هر انسانی از دست دادن انسان های مهم زندگی اش سخت است و مطمئنا نبودن آنها، انسان را دچار مشکلات روحی و جسمی می کند و همین طور این مشکل می تواند باعث آسیب های جدی تری هم شود。سوکورو هم از جمله از افرادی ست که با این مشکل درگیر می شود، سوکورو به طور ناگهانی از جمع دوستان صمیمی خود رانده می شود و این ماجرا، حتی او را به فکر مرگ وا می دارد。کتاب بسیار جذاب بود و با قلمی بسیار روان و عالی، با اینکه داستان دارای احساس تنهایی و زبانی سرد داشت اما تاثیر گذار و  پر تعلیق، داستان با موسیقی و فضاسازی خوبی به همراه بود。 در تمام طول خواندن کتاب، من با موسیقی و صدای ایستگاه های قطار همراه بودم و تمام احساسات سرد و درونی سوکورو را احساس می کردم。به دلیل اینکه کتاب ترجمه بود، شاید در بعضی از جملات پیچیدگی وجود داشت اما مطمئنا در کتاب زبان اصلی این مورد وجود ندارد‌。 。。。more

Tiphanie ，

Tsukuru is part of a group of four close friends when he is suddenly cast out and left without a single clue。 The book follows his life as he goes back to his hometown to figure out what happened years later。 To his surprise， one of his old friends has been strangled to death and has a secret that will change the course of his life forever。

Andrada ，

I really liked how Murakami once more developed an entire fresh and melancholic vibe around a simplistic yet complex introspective perspective。 The main character， Tsukuru was kicked out of his highschool friends group。 This was a major breakdown for him at the time and his entire life he tried to cope with this unsolved situation。 Time passed and the problem was still there， in his mind， body and soul。。。 almost stopping him from truly living。 However， after some time he has started to seek the I really liked how Murakami once more developed an entire fresh and melancholic vibe around a simplistic yet complex introspective perspective。 The main character， Tsukuru was kicked out of his highschool friends group。 This was a major breakdown for him at the time and his entire life he tried to cope with this unsolved situation。 Time passed and the problem was still there， in his mind， body and soul。。。 almost stopping him from truly living。 However， after some time he has started to seek the answers。。。 I will not go into details regarding the plot， but what I can say is that the book was captivating， almost could not stop reading it all at once。 Really recommend it for light yet deep reading。 。。。more

Dalius Pavliukovičius ，

Draugystė， savęs suvokimas， santykiai。 Šias tris temas， o gal reikėtų sakyti potemes， savo kūrinyje nagrinėja H。 Murakami。 Kūrinio veikėjas - tradiciškai nėra tradicinis， mums įprasto tipažo vyrukas。 Tai monotoniškai pilkas veikėjas， nepasižymintis jokiais išskirtinumais， gyvenantis pilkame pasaulyje ir nesiruošiantis nieko keisti。 Jis tą suvokia， jis tą priima， jam tai patinka （？）。 Tačiau emocijų ir jausmų， jaunuolio/vyruko viduje galime aptiki。 Galbūt jos sunkiai pasiekia paviršių， bet egzistu Draugystė， savęs suvokimas， santykiai。 Šias tris temas， o gal reikėtų sakyti potemes， savo kūrinyje nagrinėja H。 Murakami。 Kūrinio veikėjas - tradiciškai nėra tradicinis， mums įprasto tipažo vyrukas。 Tai monotoniškai pilkas veikėjas， nepasižymintis jokiais išskirtinumais， gyvenantis pilkame pasaulyje ir nesiruošiantis nieko keisti。 Jis tą suvokia， jis tą priima， jam tai patinka （？）。 Tačiau emocijų ir jausmų， jaunuolio/vyruko viduje galime aptiki。 Galbūt jos sunkiai pasiekia paviršių， bet egzistuoja ir verčia užduoti sau ir aplinkai klausimus， kurie ne visuomet privalo turėti atsakymus。H。 Murakami mus įmeta į šiek tiek siurelistinį pasaulį， įpina į vieno žmogaus gyvenimo siužetą， priklausomą nuo kitų žmonių ir dėlioja tekstą， bandydamas atpainioti praeitį su dabartimi。 。。。more

Aedmach ，

3。6

IRHS Ian ，

His best book。

Frank Winters ，

Another great novel by Murakami。 One good aspect of these novels is that they warrant rereading。 Goodreads says I highlighted 9 passages on Kindle -- I'll go back and see what I liked！ Another great novel by Murakami。 One good aspect of these novels is that they warrant rereading。 Goodreads says I highlighted 9 passages on Kindle -- I'll go back and see what I liked！ 。。。more

Val Gilchrist ，

wonderful story - thoughtful

Ashlee Erika ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I still can't accept the ending but since I've read theories and reviews， it gives off a purpose on why that happen。One theory I read is that Haida could be another version of Tsukuru who raped and killed Yuzu。 I remember the story that Haida shared to Tsukuru about his father and Midorikawa。 Remember when Midorikawa placed a bag on top of the piano while playing。 I have a feeling that those were the ashes of Yuzu because Eri said that Yuzu was cremated， turned to ash and could never see her aga I still can't accept the ending but since I've read theories and reviews， it gives off a purpose on why that happen。One theory I read is that Haida could be another version of Tsukuru who raped and killed Yuzu。 I remember the story that Haida shared to Tsukuru about his father and Midorikawa。 Remember when Midorikawa placed a bag on top of the piano while playing。 I have a feeling that those were the ashes of Yuzu because Eri said that Yuzu was cremated， turned to ash and could never see her again。 But I think that Midorikawa symbolizes Yuzu at the same time。 Midorikawa and Haida （the father） actually talked about the death token。 This could also be the reason why Yuzu was having a disorder and acting oddly。While reading the book I sort of guessed that Haida left Tsukuru and killed Yuzu。 I was hoping at the end that Tsukuru would still find Haida just like he did with his 4 friends。 The 6 fingers actually kind of represents the friends of Tsukuru and himself。 The sixth finger can represent Haida （since his color is gray， the mixture of black（Kuro） and white（Shiro））。 And the weird train story of a jar with a finger on it， （explained by the stationmaster and Sakamoto） the finger can either be Haida or Shiro， but it would make sense if it were Haida because he's not included in the group。Over all this book has an amazing twist and unsolved mysteries with the facts already stated in different forms。 。。。more

Ludovica ，

this one was stunning， i literally love the main character， tazaki， and i really reflect myself into him。

Parsa ，

از خوندن رمان لذت بردم。 این اولین اثریست از موراکامی که اون رو خوندم。 تونستم با شخصیت سوکورو ارتباط بگیرم。 توصیف تنهایی‌ها و خالی بودنش - ظرف خالی - دلچسب بود。 داستان تعلیق خوبی هم داشت。 پایان داستان رو دوست داشتم。 ابداً حس نکردم که چیزی کم گفته شده。 اگرچه ارتباطی بین برخی داستان‌های جزئی - مثل سرگذشت پدر هایدا- با روند کلی داستان حس نکردم。

Fahime Mohammadi8 ，

You shouldn’t deprive yourselves of all the joy of meeting new people and learning new things from them just because you were abandoned by somebody。 You need to learn that people are always changing and relationships are rarely stable and hardly ever last。 You need to learn to enjoy the moments you have with them， to love them， to accompany them through hardships and failure， and to be happy with them and for them when they achieve success。 After reading this book， I came to think about MY years You shouldn’t deprive yourselves of all the joy of meeting new people and learning new things from them just because you were abandoned by somebody。 You need to learn that people are always changing and relationships are rarely stable and hardly ever last。 You need to learn to enjoy the moments you have with them， to love them， to accompany them through hardships and failure， and to be happy with them and for them when they achieve success。 After reading this book， I came to think about MY years of pilgrimage。 I now realize how my father’s abodonment（ he passed away when I was 2） eventhough not on purpose made me fearful of leaving people and people leaving me。 Now that I look back on my journey， I can see how much I have grown up after my therapy sessions just like Sokuro’s therapy sessions with Sarah whom I think acted as a therapist for him。 After finding peace just like Sokuro at the end of the book， I have learnt to enjoy being with people in the moment。 I try to appreciate the time we have with eachother now and I am no longer afraid of their leaving me or my leaving them。 CARPE DIEM was my take from this book as every book I read these days。 。。。more

Jessica Tjahyana ，

One of my favorites

ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ ，

Εξακολουθεί να είναι μαγευτικός！！ Τόσο όμορφες περιγραφές εικόνων， συναισθημάτων。。。。

luane ，

worst experience of my life。

Parker Lunsford ，

This was such an interesting book to read， it was an intimate and emotional portrait of a person who is a emotionally stunted but still experiencing growth。 Almost a coming of age story for someone whose coming of age is delayed into his 30’s。

Alvi Ahmed ，

Didn't like it that much Didn't like it that much 。。。more

molly （ᗒᗣᗕ）՞ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 stars （ᗒᗣᗕ）՞ i dont have ANY clue what to say because this book was really fucking good。 a bunch of other people kept saying that haida is part of tsukuru’s imagination？ i could understand that to a degree because he was SO similar to haida but it’s just … tsukurus dreams were fucked ？？？ up？？？？ ESP。 when he would have s3x with shiro & kuro in his dreams & he talked ABOUT how he was practically r*p*ng them before he even knew anything about their lives is fucked up。 i don’t think tsukuru woul 4。5 stars （ᗒᗣᗕ）՞ i dont have ANY clue what to say because this book was really fucking good。 a bunch of other people kept saying that haida is part of tsukuru’s imagination？ i could understand that to a degree because he was SO similar to haida but it’s just … tsukurus dreams were fucked ？？？ up？？？？ ESP。 when he would have s3x with shiro & kuro in his dreams & he talked ABOUT how he was practically r*p*ng them before he even knew anything about their lives is fucked up。 i don’t think tsukuru would have done that to shiro- but i think someone he knows killed shiro。 i don’t know why but i feel like it because it had to be true。 it might have been ao！！！！ also can we talk about how it was so subtle that ao was gay and he jjst NEVER talked about it again？？？？ like nothing 。 even tsukuru was kinda struggling with his sexuality 🙁🙁🙁 。。。more

Sophia Elisa ，

4。5 Sterne

Brittany Bryant ，

Just wonderful

Maede Ebrahimi ，

موراكامى نويسنده ى بسيار خوبيه و به بخشى از عواطف انسان مى پردازه كه شايد كمتر بهش پرداخته شده。خيلى خوب با روند قصه همراه شدم و لذت بردم。اگر تازه از آدمى فاصله گرفتيد احتمالاً خيلى از احساسات نويسنده رو درك خواهيد كرد。ترجمه ى آقاى"امير مهدى حقيقت"رو دوست داشتم و فكر مى كنم به خوب شدن كتاب كمك كرده。اما بايد اين نكته رو بگم كه كتاب سانسورهاى نسبتاً زيادى داره（طبيعتاً مترجم در اون مقصر نيست）كه شايد خيلى رو روند داستان تاثير نداشته باشند اما پيشنهاد ميكنم اگر به زبان انگليسى مسلط هستيد كتاب رو ترجمه موراكامى نويسنده ى بسيار خوبيه و به بخشى از عواطف انسان مى پردازه كه شايد كمتر بهش پرداخته شده。خيلى خوب با روند قصه همراه شدم و لذت بردم。اگر تازه از آدمى فاصله گرفتيد احتمالاً خيلى از احساسات نويسنده رو درك خواهيد كرد。ترجمه ى آقاى"امير مهدى حقيقت"رو دوست داشتم و فكر مى كنم به خوب شدن كتاب كمك كرده。اما بايد اين نكته رو بگم كه كتاب سانسورهاى نسبتاً زيادى داره（طبيعتاً مترجم در اون مقصر نيست）كه شايد خيلى رو روند داستان تاثير نداشته باشند اما پيشنهاد ميكنم اگر به زبان انگليسى مسلط هستيد كتاب رو ترجمه شده نخونيد。 。。。more

M ，

good book if your a socially awkward teenage boy with self esteem issues。（go get a hobby you loser） Don’t read this if ur female ur just going to feel like shit （applies to most murakami books）。 ALSO if u liked this then go watch neon genesis evangelion ❤️‍🩹

Conor Dooney ，

Healing in many senses of the word。

Roxana Llacchua Huamani ，

Tsukuru Tazaki es un chico que aparentemente lo tiene todo pero no tiene la felicidad que tanto desea por sucesos que transcurrieron en su pasado。 Depresión， soledad， amistad， sueños， amor son los ingredientes de esta historia con una narración pausada， sutil que engancha。 Lo primero que leo del autor y con seguridad no será lo último。

Chelsi ，

I liked this one better than Norwegian Wood。 The story was gripping and engaging， even though not a lot happened plot-wise。 I was completely drawn in by the mystery and pain of Tsukuru’s past， and had to know the outcome of his journey。 The ending is ambiguous but felt right。 I love the hints of mysticism and magic in Murakami’s works。 Nothing is ever solid or trustworthy。 There were a lot of relatable emotions and views in here that Murakami expressed perfectly in his writing。 Really good！ I am I liked this one better than Norwegian Wood。 The story was gripping and engaging， even though not a lot happened plot-wise。 I was completely drawn in by the mystery and pain of Tsukuru’s past， and had to know the outcome of his journey。 The ending is ambiguous but felt right。 I love the hints of mysticism and magic in Murakami’s works。 Nothing is ever solid or trustworthy。 There were a lot of relatable emotions and views in here that Murakami expressed perfectly in his writing。 Really good！ I am excited to continue delving into his work。 。。。more

Kenzie Seymour ，

This book was… wow。Murakami uses the bounds of time passed and time yet to come simultaneously to show us a gripping view on how we see the past， what we make of it as we live through it， and the ways it changes as we evolve as humans。 Throughout the novel， time skips from past to present seamlessly throughout each chapter。 The story follows Tsukuru Tazaki and his emotional baggage， mainly affiliated with the four friends he lost in college that he was so close with for years。 Of course， they we This book was… wow。Murakami uses the bounds of time passed and time yet to come simultaneously to show us a gripping view on how we see the past， what we make of it as we live through it， and the ways it changes as we evolve as humans。 Throughout the novel， time skips from past to present seamlessly throughout each chapter。 The story follows Tsukuru Tazaki and his emotional baggage， mainly affiliated with the four friends he lost in college that he was so close with for years。 Of course， they weren’t just “lost”， but cut off from him by their choosing。 Most of the book compiles what happened to remove Tsukuru from them and how he manages to deal with this 16 years later with the help of a girlfriend。 The book deals with identity， sense of self， changes of perception， friendship， and how we deal with time passing away from us。 Truly it was totally astounding to read as someone who feels so real deals with very human problems and yet… doesn’t exist at all。 The reason I didn’t give this book 5 stars is pretty simple。 Murakami’s use of breasts as a key feature for heartfelt moments （ew） and the extensive explanations and metaphors for train stations。 Since Tsukuru builds train stations， basically everything he has gone through or is going through comes back to the beauty and complexity of a good train station。 It’s a bit drab and I found it difficult to get through these parts。 Other than that， I would totally recommend！ 。。。more

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