Norwegian wood is a disappointment
I had big expectations. But oh my. The dialogues are terrible, characters do not feel like people, the women especially. The lyrical descriptions are banal and oftentimes feel like a word salat some edgy teenager would write. As a bonus you get the worst kind of underlying sexism and homophobia - the arrogant, dumdum kind.
And yes, I can see what he is trying to achieve with this novel, but great intensions cannot justify poor writing.
The drop in quality after reading some Ishiguro novels is unbelievable.
(edit: I am only mentioning Ishiguro because I went from his book directly to Norwegian wood.)
I am a bit sad, was really looking forward to this book! Especially since I quite enjoyed 1Q84.
u/BenzaGuy — 2 days ago