Norwegian Wood Review! * *Norwegian Wood* was my first…
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Norwegian Wood Review!
* *Norwegian Wood* was my first Murakami novel.
* I would’ve loved some closure around **Storm Trooper** — the oddly funny, obsessively clean friend who just fades out.
* Somewhere in the middle, I sensed that **Naoko** wouldn’t survive, so her death didn’t come as a shock — I saw it coming.
* Throughout the book, I mostly saw **women suffering** and **men lacking moral clarity**, especially **Toru Watanabe**. I might’ve respected him more if he hadn’t slept with **Reiko**.
* The novel made me want to visit **Japan**, especially the **countryside**.
* At times, the sexual elements felt unnecessary — present when they didn’t really add depth.
* **Midori’s** only real request was not to be hurt, and ultimately, Toru still fails her.
* I loved the **ending twist** — it played out like a film in my head: an invisible monster (grief) that passed through **Kizuki** and **Naoko**, only to finally catch up with Toru.
* The **pubic hair description** stood out — not many writers go there so bluntly, and Murakami does it without flinching.
* The other deaths were unexpected, yet every character felt deeply **relatable** in some way.
* I loved the **nothingness** of the story — the quiet, hollow space it leaves behind.
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* *Norwegian Wood* was my first Murakami novel.
* I would’ve loved some closure around **Storm Trooper** — the oddly funny, obsessively clean friend who just fades out.
* Somewhere in the middle, I sensed that **Naoko** wouldn’t survive, so her death didn’t come as a shock — I saw it coming.
* Throughout the book, I mostly saw **women suffering** and **men lacking moral clarity**, especially **Toru Watanabe**. I might’ve respected him more if he hadn’t slept with **Reiko**.
* The novel made me want to visit **Japan**, especially the **countryside**.
* At times, the sexual elements felt unnecessary — present when they didn’t really add depth.
* **Midori’s** only real request was not to be hurt, and ultimately, Toru still fails her.
* I loved the **ending twist** — it played out like a film in my head: an invisible monster (grief) that passed through **Kizuki** and **Naoko**, only to finally catch up with Toru.
* The **pubic hair description** stood out — not many writers go there so bluntly, and Murakami does it without flinching.
* The other deaths were unexpected, yet every character felt deeply **relatable** in some way.
* I loved the **nothingness** of the story — the quiet, hollow space it leaves behind.
#entertainment
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