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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

28 reviews

threeyearsaway's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sure it has its flaws and yes absolutely murakami has never felt the warmth of a woman in his life (and this is something you just have to accept) but when i finished this book my heart was beating quite loudly because of how much love i felt for aomame and tengo so . pretty excellent if you ask me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Violence

veloskyraptor's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

Minor: Animal death

ajhoppel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

blueberryhotel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the most unrealistic part of this book wasn’t the two moons in the sky, or the

weird cult that makes doppelgängers of young girls,

or the parallel universe thing. it was that

aomame is supposedly heterosexual

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Incest

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

randanopterix's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Lovely book, but incredibly difficult to finish if you can’t tolerate a slow pace. The best way to describe this book is “interesting” but there are very few spots that I would describe as especially heart-pounding or heart-wrenching. It’s like crazy things will happen in the story but it’s viewed through a lens of calculation or meditation. It’s almost more fun to hear a synopsis of this book than to actually experience all 1000 pages just because of all the weird things that happen in it. 
Weird book. Worth reading! But I don’t think I’ll be reading it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Murder

geekgoddessofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

cati's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I kinda hate how Murakami wrote Aomame. I honestly liked Tengo more and found him to be endearing. Really didn't like the part with

Fuka-Eri and Tengo having sex.

What was up with that? I guess it's plot relevant but still not great considering that Fuka-Eri is a minor. I thought the concept of Little People and

The Leader having telekinesis

was cool. This book was pretty uneventful. It has some interesting concepts happening, but I think it's a little sloppy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, and Domestic abuse

yungdaikon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Incest