Jack Dittbrenner’s Reviews > Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage > Status Update

Chapter 16 was the payoff. His meeting with Eri finally gives us answers, and it was so
Heartfelt and satisfying to read. The settling in Finland. The way Eri’s husband treats Tsukuru. The timeline given by Eri was so well done and creates even more obscure conflict for our character. None of it is fair, but it’s realistic, and also one of a kind. Beautiful payoff here

Tsukuru can’t catch a break. After he sees sarah with another man, he almost regresses back into the same pain he’s felt from his major trauma’s. He’s finally made it to Finland in chapter 14. Chapter 14 is a nice departure from a lot of the intensity in this book, his travel is kinda lighthearted and he finally is more present when he eats dinner outside and listens to the accordion player. Was wholesome.

Tsukuru is now confronting his past friends and learning why he was rejected so many year ago. Strange of course, the reason is shocking as to why and it makes no sense so far. Lots of mystery right now and one insane dream sequence.

Read 2 more chapters. Story is building more now and has already given an amazing story about death and logic. It’s always hard to put this authors chapters into worlds. They feel oddly familiar yet deeply intrusive into your subconscious, in term bringing pieces from within yourself out into the open as you connect your own experiences to these small anecdotes chapter to chapter.

Read the first 3 chapters pretty fast! Liked this authors other book so I figured I try another. A lot more psychological and focused on 1 character. Still an amazing writer and captivates with his ability to directly channel complex and deep layers of human suffering an emotion and put them into short chapters.