Norwegian Wood ~ my reflection

[@julietocallaghan]

thank you to all those that have commented and wanted to let you all know I am in a much better place, but will never take mental wellness for granted and work very hard to maintain it - but hope and light are back in my life :)

[@larsdahlgren739]

I find it fascinating how almost everyone describes this book so differently

[@Archonsx]

more like concerning

[@akilis9449]

Same! My theory is that because we do not know a lot about the main character of the novel, every reader can see himself in this character, I mean most readers are introverts and that's pretty much about half what we know about Watanabe, many people didn't like how passive Watanabe is in the book but I believe this is why the book can talk to all the readers in a personal level

[@AshutoshBackupD]

Exactly, each character is perceived so differently. I guess this might happen even with how people perceive us

[@26bestest]

Hearing out your reflection was really cleansing to experience. I too felt a heaviness when I was reading this book, so much so that I had to put it down for a bit. I empathised too much with Watanabe's and Naoko's detachment/distance from reality.

[@fatimazehrajalilula4141]

As someone who lost her fiancé (who was my childhood friend & first/only love) a week before our wedding at the age of 22, and diagnosed with mdd, psychosis, and complicated grieving, I relate deeply to Naoko's position in the novel.

[@zijing9548]

I'm so sorry for your loss dear💔 I hope you are doing better now

[@yungpancake]

I’m so sorry, I hope you can find community, if not solace, in literature like murakami’s

[@beunaventura66]

Thank you for your brutally honest review. The beautiful aspect of books is that it touches us in various ways, yes the intentional view of the author is important, but so is our perception. Once again, thank you for sharing.

[@christinavallin3199]

I find myself feeling so comforted listening to you talk about NW. I hope your days are becoming more pleasant and that Murakami's spirit is humming a sense of magic and adventure into this moment xx

[@shubhamk3013]

Any idea on which drugs he's was on when he written the last phrase?

[@Harcaress]

What a good read! Thank you for your input, and I hope you're down swell now 'a days.

[@mariah9780]

Thank you for this video. It is like someone gets what I felt while reading this book. I hope you are feeling better 💚

[@Saadaziz9]

This is my favourite book and I have read it multiple times, although I’m not into romance novels but there is something about this book that is fascinating, I think the way he get very deep into the characters especially noako. Thank you for the review and please if you feel well and I hope you do please do more books reviews.

[@jee492]

just finished the book awhile ago and i can't get over it

[@TheBookPonderer]

My heart goes out to you. I can feel your struggle through the booktube waves. I haven't had quite the same experience with hormonal changes here at middle age, but they are affecting my mood and energy levels. It is so strange where I can feel like I am rational in some action or feeling out of character for me, and then later (perhaps as hormones shift and balance) I realize that I was not. The perception in the moment is very hard to overcome. I struggled with serious depression as a youth, and even though I haven't experienced that in decades, I do fear it could come back one day. I know what a chore it is to continue pushing through the mud trying to find your way out. I am rooting for you (as I root for all people having to struggle in this way). And I quite enjoyed Norwegian Wood when I read it some years ago for a real life book club, although I think I was the only one in my group who did.

[@aminefourati1258]

Hey Juliet, thank you for sharing your thoughts on Norwegian wood and I hope that your got better.

[@ayaben8564]

I enjoyed listening to you ^^

[@abigailabigail8423]

Hope you are feeling better love! I loved your review ❤

[@gabrielleperez6548]

I just bought the book and I’m so excited to read it!!! I just found your channel and I love your reviews. I wish you were my mom so we could bond over books... I hope you’re feeling better now :)

[@portzblitz]

❤

[@radulovicina]

sending you love!

[@radiantchristina]

oh, I adore this book

[@feedbacker5001]

Thank you so much for this video. I hope you're doing well mentally, that, like me, you have found a way to move on thanks to this book

[@heekyungkim8147]

Great review... it makes me want to read norwegian wood.

[@albertorodriguez6287]

Great review. Thank you.

[@nasreenpardiwala3179]

Thank you for the review. All the best to u.

[@ishootlazerslol]

this was a really great review! this book has an impact of melancholia all along it`s pages :)

[@jespervanschaik8301]

Hi Juliet i found your review very touching and hipe you are doing ok. This was the first book i have read in a long time and probably the first book i choose too read myself. I never was much of a reader but im starting to get in too it now. Do you maybe have some good recomendations for me too read? I hope too hear from you soon.

[@ahmedfiasco6412]

just finished this book. loved it

[@ericlol1337]

Hi! Just found your channel, i don't know if you still read comments but i like your open style and perspective you lay out!

[@robertfaux5985]

Absolutely one of the most reflective books I have read, and one deeply close to my heart. Understanding the seperation that can come with mental illness/trauma. Sometimes it's nice to know that people understand how you feel and that in itself is beautiful. I loved this reflection your thoughts are insightful, hope you are well.

[@julietocallaghan]

thank you Robert and yes my mental health is much better, but I will never take it for granted again.

[@thecpme14]

Hope you feel better know ma'am !

[@nicusormitrea3475]

Hei, what's your favorite book, Juliet?

[@pegthebookprizeaddict579]

I too am sorry to hear you are not feeling yourself😩. Looking back I can now say that while HRT did help with the physical symptoms, antidepressants (SSRI variety) did much more for my mental well being. Hope your reading time at least gives you some release!🙋‍♀️📚📚

[@yazanasad7811]

An existentialist crisis early in their life Midori as life - existential affirmation (transience of time, at least can affirm gratitude, especially after temporarily losing her)

[@Simone.in.Norway]

Before your review, I saw three other reviews made by women. They all found issues with the female characters being portrayed in a "sexist and misogynist" manner. You are the first one who didn't bring it up and definitely shows your maturity. Thank you!

[@EyeOfThePhi]

I hate that, women enjoy sex like men do and it's something we all do. Why not write about it?

[@gracemaccarthy2429]

Why would people interpreting elements of the book as misogynistic be a sign of immaturity?

[@JMason-jv9sl]

@@EyeOfThePhi nothings wrong with writing about sex. Murakami just portrays most if all the female characters as stereotypes and sex objects.

[@EyeOfThePhi]

@@JMason-jv9sl and you're incredibly racist. We all have faults.

[@JMason-jv9sl]

@@EyeOfThePhi i am? How so bro?

[@billle5159]

I cried soo much reading it.

[@josmith5992]

I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering how you were doing, I’m sorry to hear you are still struggling but know there is light at the end of the tunnel not to sound flippant. I don’t like the way anti anxiety drugs make me feel so am experimenting with CBD’s, which are also available in the UK, as a plant based remedy. I think they are helping but know that hormonal shifts are not that easy to deal with. Your reflection about this book was more poignant because of how you are feeling if that helps at all. Be well.

[@aranyamkashyap369]

Will read this book

[@junkdoggerton]

I hope you’re well, friend

[@plittan]

I jist finished the book in just a few sittings. It was both sad and hopeful at the same time. I hope your feelings of anxiety have abated since your review

[@NoAntidoteMusic]

I like You !!

[@linasua]

Thanks for the video, it may sound pretty of me but, how come you can't remember the characters' names of the book you just read? But aside from that, thanks for sharing your take on the book, I share your thoughts and I appreciate you're voicing something so difficult to talk aloud.