Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

1987 • 389 pages

Ratings779

Average rating3.9

15

3,5/5

A pretty decent read. Soft, fun and also sad, but way too erotic for my taste. Filled with too many pointless awkwardly described sex scenes (most of them actually seemed forced?), I would find myself rolling my eyes more often than I probably should have. I ended up feeling like every female character was written based on a male's headspace, which is fine, I guess, but could have used a bit more of development (significant, I mean). In the end, every single character gave off too much of “Haha, I'm so quirky” energy for me to relate to any of them, male or female. Still enjoyed it, nevertheless.

May 14, 2021