Into the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

Into the Miso Soup

Ryū Murakami

216 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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It is just before New Year's. Frank, an overweight American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's sleazy nightlife on three successive evenings. But Kenji learns exactly how much he has to fear and how irrevocably his en...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 6,558 reviews

Moods

dark: 97%

tense: 78%

mysterious: 53%

challenging: 20%

reflective: 16%

emotional: 7%

sad: 7%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 2%

informative: 2%

Pace

46% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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