Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

Published 1980 · 140,000 words · about 9 hours at an average pace · Literary Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Transgressive Fiction

How hard is Coin Locker Babies to read?

Coin Locker Babies scores 6.1 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 4.8 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 4.6 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 5.4 out of 10
  • Information density: 5.8 out of 10

Literary standing

Coin Locker Babies holds a literary regard score of 6.3 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Ryū Murakami