4.04 avg rating — 42,009 ratings

"While many of the contemporary Japanese favorites are interesting. This book deserves recognition for its Western fictional style in an Eastern cultural story. It sounds more like an autobiography than a whacky mind bender like Murakami writes."

4.12 avg rating — 546,226 ratings

"Whacky mind bender."

4.26 avg rating — 85,306 ratings

"An exceptional alternative to Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. It's more real and drives a harder edge than the former while being less British and psychological than the latter."

4.14 avg rating — 10,126 ratings

"When there is a classic to be voted for, I lean toward the classic. This is a real story told through multiple perspectives. Much like the fantasy stories of his predecessors."

4.14 avg rating — 314,000 ratings

"An identity crisis is always entertaining. I like the Russian history."

3.99 avg rating — 725,620 ratings

"Entertainment."