1Q84

a novel

by

Japanese language

Published Jan. 6, 2009 by Shinchōsha.

ISBN:
978-4-10-353422-8
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1 star (1 review)

The novel is a sub-melodramatic sentimental metafictional love story in a ficticious world with two moons in the sky, a thriller packed with cults, assassinations and grotesque sex (newyorkobserver). The title is a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the year 1984 of George Orwell. The novel was longlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize and placed No. 2 in Amazon.com's top books of the year.

7 editions

reviewed 1Q84: Trilogia Completa by Haruki Murakami

Review of '1Q84' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Nice trilogy when taking into account the love story between Tengo and Aomame: a love born in their childhood days which resisted time and different worlds.

Even though I liked the wrap up, I felt the books unnecessarily long and composed at times by long boring narrative which made me feel like dropping the book, dragging myself towards the end. No wonder I abandoned this book almost 4 years ago and just picked it again because I challenged myself to finish my TBR list.

As a result, I don’t feel like reading other books by the author.