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Murakami is trying so hard to keep the plot mysterious that this story is practically devoid of anything??? The whole thing is so elusive it’s like reading a whole bunch of nothing. This guy is so insufferable and I’m tired of his self-centered male protagonists and their creepy relationships with younger women. Also this is so poorly written. Praying this gets better at some point.

I am DRAGGING myself through this book one unnecessary detailed description of a woman’s body at a time. Why is the author describing every female body? Why is there so much mention of weight gain? Is this satirical? Is there some redeeming arc at the end? There’s no way this book is sitting on peoples’ shelves using this kind of language in 2025. What in the internalized misogyny is this?