Preface: This is probably an incredibly disorganized review.Okay, Murakami. You got me with this one. You really, really did.My mind is reeling after finishing the beast of a book. It took me over a month to read this. But this book is so packed full of surrealism and magical realism and leaves ...
Regarding structure, this novel was masterfully crafted. The interconnectedness of the characters and their thoughts, actions and experiences was amazingly detailed. Also, the descriptive analogies were a pleasure to read. However, I can't ignore the fact that while reading this novel, I spent a lot...
A masterpiece by Murakami.I've been pondering my thoughts about this book. And, ultimately, the word I keep coming back to in relation to this book is... basket.The construction of the story is woven like a basket. Murakami starts with various separate pieces, then starts weaving them together. As t...
Gave up on it. Was on the third book when I realized "this is way too drawn out why didn't he just make this one or two novels why does he need so much unnecessary sex scenes why is--"i thought it was bad translation but nope, i got the japanese edition of the first book from the library and read th...
Wow. What an experience! Let me start by being upfront: I have loved reading Haruki Murakami for a long time. There are some books I've liked more than others, but I've never felt disappointed. With 1Q84, once again I had a very memorable reading experience that left me feeling that this was time we...
This book was so long and so strange that I’m not even sure where to start telling you what it was about, but I’ll do my best. The story involves two main characters and we alternate between their view points. Aomame is an assassin and Tengo is a writer. As the story progresses, they get pulled clos...
This was the perfect vacation book. It came in one paperback edition that fit in my purse (mostly), was long enough that it occupied me for the whole week but fast enough and absorbing enough to read that my mind did not wander and I didn't get bored with it. Murakami provides specific descriptions ...
I had a dream where god was telling me I needed to read a Haruki Murakami (and quote: "the Kafka book guy") book immediately, like right now, like if my life depended on it. What's wrong with me? I should visit the bookstore this week, I guess.
It took me 'forever' (about a month) to finish this tri-volume book. It had a captivating start, and then became draggy. Being that this is the first work that I have read from this author, I can't say if this is his writing style, a stylistic difference in language (as it was originally written in ...
WARNING: This review turns into a hugely disparaging rant about how much I disliked the book. I may still read other works by the author but found this particular one so terrible that I must vent my frustration. If you loved this book then please don't take offence! 1Q84 is undoubtedly the biggest l...
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