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1Q84 Books 1 and 2 edition by Haruki Murakami Jay Rubin Literature Fiction eBooks

I absolutely loved "1Q84."

I have read most of Haruki Murakami's novels and this might be my favorite. At first I was intimidated at the over 900 pages but they went by really quick. Towards the end, I was sorry to finish it because it was so enjoyable.

If you have never read Murakami before, you should probably start with "Kafka on the Shore." If you have already read some of his novels and short stories, you already know what to expect. He takes you to a world that looks like our world but is remarkably different.

There is nothing else quite like it.


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1Q84 Books 1 and 2 edition by Haruki Murakami Jay Rubin Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

First of all I must say that one of my many ' dream bucket' scenarios would be thus.. We are sitting at a small glass topped table at an outdoor cafe eating whatever delicacy, sipping wine and trading stories as if they were currency. Haruki would be caught within a story within a story and I would be nodding, smiling and gesturing for another bottle of wine. Okay, that's enough.
I love anything he does and this certainly didn't do anything to diminish my profound respect for a great writer. If you haven't read Mr. Murakami begin with Norwegian Wood and then, then begin your journey into a surreal landscape of beauty and struggle that always plucks at the chords of our own human experience. In IQ84 at one point I began laughing because a man and woman who are caught in an alternate reality, lost to each other and following their own labyrinthine journey back or forward to each other, reminded me of story that I'd share with Haruki at that outdoor cafe. He is simply unique and brilliant. Try him!”
A fantastic novel in the magical realism genre. The two moons, the little people, and their air chrysalises never weigh too heavily because they are nicely balanced in the scales with detailed descriptions of people's shopping, food preparation, and what they are wearing. Magic and the realism balance evenly. Another distinctive feature is that the main characters are all lonely people, but purposeful. No anguished, tormented, confused souls inhabit this alternate universe—simply people with purposes that conflict. What a relief to enter a fictional world so well constructed, but so unusual.
I found this story fascinating. Haruki Murakami has created a dream like world that has us questioning reality, in which some of the strangest notions do not seem abstract or unreal relative to what becomes normal. This is what I think good science fiction should do.

But it also has a soul to it. I felt bad for these characters at times. And we see clearly the dark and light sides of humanity through their eyes.

I'm only subtracting one star since the last third drags on and on slower than a starving turtle.
Truly what first comes to mind when I consider finishing this book is awe at the mental effort it would take to compose it.

The book is subtle. The strangeness is introduced like slowly bringing a crab to boil. It would come in waves and then suddenly disappear. This book is excellent but I would only recommend it to someone who truly loves literature, mostly because without that love this book would be quite a painful effort to read. The book never dragged on, but it persisted.

The audiobook version of this from Audible was also quite excellent, and unlike some other Audiobooks of works from this author, added to, rather than detracted from my enjoyment of the story.
The NYT review got it right "while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves.” I have looked at the negative reviews that describe a flatness or childishness to the writing style. I suspect that there is something about falling into the author's dream and fable-like narrative -- and experiencing it echo your dreams -- that either clicks or does not click -- like seeing a 3D movie with or without the glasses. I do not mean this judgmentally -- for example, Lord of the Rings did not click for me and I sense that author created a world I just cannot open myself up to for some reason. But this book was like the most soul-stirring elements and characters of your elusive, fleeting dreams, come to life. If you have an abstract sensibility, the thirst for a sprawling story, and get a shiver when you consider the idea that you have a primal connection to someone you may have met in a dream, it is worth trying 1Q84 for the possibility that it will leave you amazed and satisfied.
This is the first book I have read by Murakami.

I loved it. I listened to much of it via the audiobook on Audible, which was done excellently with collaborating voice actors. If I was only reading the book, without slipping into the audiobook when on the road, I think this may have been more difficult to get through.

Strange. Surreal. Hilarious. Weird sex scenes likely not to be found in other books. Cults. Questioning reality.

The audiobook included an interview with the two translators that worked on 1Q84 english translation. Strangely, one of them worked on the first two parts while the other worked on part three. Both of them worked alone, without collaboration by the sounds of it. Seems fitting for this weird story. I honestly couldn't tell in the audiobook, but perhaps I would have noticed a slight style difference if I was only reading it myself? Without the assistance of the voice actors persisting across all parts?

Definitely keeping a copy of it on my bookshelf, and I highly recommend the audiobook is one wants to experience another element to the storytelling. I've purchased a few of his other books that I'll need to read through next.
I absolutely loved "1Q84."

I have read most of Haruki Murakami's novels and this might be my favorite. At first I was intimidated at the over 900 pages but they went by really quick. Towards the end, I was sorry to finish it because it was so enjoyable.

If you have never read Murakami before, you should probably start with "Kafka on the Shore." If you have already read some of his novels and short stories, you already know what to expect. He takes you to a world that looks like our world but is remarkably different.

There is nothing else quite like it.