Reviews round-up
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami
0 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 1 mixed, 2 pans; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Mixed
Read the review ↗“Doesn’t Feel All That New”
Haruki Murakami’s New Novel Doesn’t Feel All That New (Published 2024)
Pan
Read the review ↗“a lack of magic and meaning”
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami review – a lack of magic and meaning
Pan
Read the review ↗“reads like it’s for children”
Murakami’s new novel reads like it’s for children
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗In The City and Its Uncertain Walls, Haruki Murakami explores the transformative potential of storytelling
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