The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Complex
Dark
Intense

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

At once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of buried secrets from World War II, this surreal mystery follows an unassuming “everyman,” Toru, as he searches for his wife, who’s inexplicably disappeared. Toru soon encounters a cast of strange characters, each with their own intriguing stories, who begin showing up in his dreams, opening doors to a hallucinatory world charged with sexuality and violence. As the lines between dreams and reality dissolve, Toru must confront the dark forces that exist inside him as part of his human nature.
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Liv Wukasch@liv-wukasch
4.5 stars
Aug 8, 2024
Unique
Offbeat
Original
Conceptual
Thought provoking
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Sajiya Chaudhary@sajiya_khalik
4 stars
Jul 17, 2024
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Riley@joanofarmoredcore
5 stars
Jul 15, 2024
Surreal
Intense
Repetitive
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Kiran Aftab@sworddesired
3 stars
Jul 10, 2024
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Phil James@philjames
5 stars
Jun 12, 2024
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Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
5 stars
Apr 4, 2024
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mju@lafilledemiel
1 star
Mar 20, 2024
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D D D @sunnyd123
3 stars
Feb 17, 2024
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D.@travelling_bookworm
3 stars
Jan 29, 2024
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Farah Aisha Shabrina@farahaisha
5 stars
Jan 10, 2024
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Jun Angelo Cabuguas@junjello321
4 stars
Jan 10, 2024
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sarah@leechlife
5 stars
Jan 8, 2024
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Brandy@purging
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Haritlak Thawikasikam@haritread
5 stars
Jan 6, 2024
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Laura Mauler@blueskygreenstrees
3 stars
Dec 25, 2023
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Aamna@aamnakhan
4 stars
Dec 20, 2023
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M. Marques@shvvffle
3 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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mira lee@miralee
4 stars
Nov 8, 2023
Complex
Ambitious
Compelling
Surprising
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Philip Rosenbaum@icanread
3.5 stars
Aug 17, 2023
Cerebral
Unpredictable
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Eitan Hershkovitz@ehershkovitz
5 stars
Aug 10, 2023
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Kylie Frazer@fiercek
5 stars
Jul 27, 2023
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altlovesbooks@altlovesbooks
5 stars
Jul 5, 2023
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sha@regressor
3.5 stars
Jun 28, 2023
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Prashanth Srivatsa@prashanthsrivatsa
4 stars
Feb 2, 2023

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