Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

ByHaruki Murakami & Philip Gabriel

Release Date: 2014-08-12
Genre: Fiction & Literature

Score: 4

From 694 Ratings

Description

A New York Times #1 Bestseller
A New York Times and Washington Post notable book, and one of the Financial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Slate, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, and BookPage's best books of the year

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the long-awaited new novel—a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan—from the award-winning, internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami.

Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages.

Reviews

The ending has no imagination
2
By dope_amine
The plot and story are good but the suspense leads to a boring / uninteresting end.
Great book
5
By brunaalice
Murakami’s writing is different to most. So don’t expect to get anything you have in books in the past. I personally adore his writing and the magic realism stories he tells and how he tells them. This was one of the first books I read by him. It’s been years and I still think of it sometimes. It’s a great read, but I can’t say it’s for everyone.
Where is the great writing?
2
By kevoz22
Some of the reviews I read said how great the writing was in this book. Maybe the writing is great in Japanese. The word choice is often awkward and the metaphors are odd. And, sorry if this is a spoiler, the last chapter is missing. I gave it two stars as the plot is kind of interesting and I liked several of the characters
Worst Murakami to date
2
By Matt31415
Although I have been a fan of Murakami for years, this book was a disappointment. Boring plot, zero drama, terrible and wooden dialogue. This book should be called, "A book written about the most boring guy in Japan." I hope Murakami doesn't phone in any more novels like this one.
Good read
5
By Cmore Butts
A very introspective look at the life of a person with abandonment and intimacy issues. His journey to overcome that and the journey he went through to get there.
Full of colors!
4
By Aziz S.
I was given time to reflect, & the author intentionally makes you feel like you're living someone else's life with every passing page. At least I learned a thing or two about trains!
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgramage
1
By 16?daiana77
This latest book was yet again a disappointment. The earliest books were so very fun to read! What has happened?! Boring, boring, boring!
Quoteable.
4
By William Frisella
One to relish the genius of the authors words on love and life. A sequel has to be forthcoming.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
2
By amradiobabe
This book is as colorless as it's title character. It's like a premise of a book, a launching pad for a really great novel that ends before it's potential has been reached.
Goes downhill.......
2
By HarrisonJay
The first 50 pages held my interest, but it soon became excruciatingly dull. Ended on a flat note, and for this reader, at least, the reaction was "who cares?"