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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Truly the most bizarre book I have ever read, I honestly don't even have words. And somehow the passages about loneliness really REALLY spoke to me so idk what that says about me, besides the fact that I apparently only read Murakami when at a mental low, but yeah otherwise great book will need at least 3-4 months to process it and will also need to reread it using a physical copy because again, what a weird and bizarre story.
I'm unsure. I want to really dislike the last 1100 odd pages of Murakami I have subjected myself to, I really do.
But I don't.
Murakami cannot write women. And his style is self serving. And the obsession with breasts is odd...
But in terms of tone and style, it is one of the best slow burns I have ever watched unfold in my own hands.
This is a quiet book. A book that seeps through your mind's eye and into your waking reality. It's a quiet, subdued descent into lunacy.
Our grasp of the world as we know it is oh so fleeting. 1Q84 reminds one of that fact.
I cannot say it is perfect by any stretch of the imagination. But I would venture to say that this book is akin to waking up from a dream only to realise you are still deep in the grasps of the subconscious.
Was the tiger always on the left?
What is reality? What are we missing? What really stands to be gained or lost in the world that we believe ourselves to be in?
These characters found their answers in the narrative. Maybe the answers are there for us to find.
But I don't.
Murakami cannot write women. And his style is self serving. And the obsession with breasts is odd...
But in terms of tone and style, it is one of the best slow burns I have ever watched unfold in my own hands.
This is a quiet book. A book that seeps through your mind's eye and into your waking reality. It's a quiet, subdued descent into lunacy.
Our grasp of the world as we know it is oh so fleeting. 1Q84 reminds one of that fact.
I cannot say it is perfect by any stretch of the imagination. But I would venture to say that this book is akin to waking up from a dream only to realise you are still deep in the grasps of the subconscious.
Was the tiger always on the left?
What is reality? What are we missing? What really stands to be gained or lost in the world that we believe ourselves to be in?
These characters found their answers in the narrative. Maybe the answers are there for us to find.
Two characters' lives are shown in alternating chapters, both fascinating and little by little, their connection is revealed. As is the world they live in. As is the new world they start to inhabit. While very long, this was captivating the whole way through.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
Mmmm. This is one of those books that makes you think and then makes you second guess what you're thinking. It's not a bad thing, just leaves a lot of itchy holes in my mind.
Aomane is a personal trainer who has been enlisted by a wealthy client of hers to become an assassin. Tengo is a math teacher hoping to be a novelist when a ghost rewriting opportunity comes to him. Both Aomame and Tengo step into a world that is no longer the 1984 that they know in Tokyo, Japan, but another realm dubbed 1Q84. From the story Tengo begins to host rewrite, he learns from it's teenage author about a world of Little People and religious organizations that speak for them. At the same time, Aomame is sent forth to kill the religious leader who is tied to the girl author and the story she wrote. I really liked the rhythm of this novel in the beginning, how all the characters and their intricacies were introduced. I was drawn into the world created in the story being rewritten by Tengo and solving the mystery of how everyone connected. It wasn't until the last section that this novel started losing me and I think it's mainly because a new perspective, that of the professional sent to find Aomame and Tengo, was introduced. I felt like it broke the flow of going back and forth between Aomame and Tengo. I liked the build up between them, of their past coming together. Though I also felt like they culmination was a little too unbelievable as they were too ready to believe the strangeness of what was going on around them. It was all a bit weird for me after their intimacy heightened even though they still hadn't connected. I also still have questions concerning the Little People and the Leader. I wish more was told and wrapped up better concerning this strange world. Maybe we're not meant to know. Maybe it is all meant to be strange and backwards.
Well, I did enjoy these characters and this story was intriguing. While I want to know more, I think I can also rest with the strange unknown.
Aomane is a personal trainer who has been enlisted by a wealthy client of hers to become an assassin. Tengo is a math teacher hoping to be a novelist when a ghost rewriting opportunity comes to him. Both Aomame and Tengo step into a world that is no longer the 1984 that they know in Tokyo, Japan, but another realm dubbed 1Q84. From the story Tengo begins to host rewrite, he learns from it's teenage author about a world of Little People and religious organizations that speak for them. At the same time, Aomame is sent forth to kill the religious leader who is tied to the girl author and the story she wrote. I really liked the rhythm of this novel in the beginning, how all the characters and their intricacies were introduced. I was drawn into the world created in the story being rewritten by Tengo and solving the mystery of how everyone connected. It wasn't until the last section that this novel started losing me and I think it's mainly because a new perspective, that of the professional sent to find Aomame and Tengo, was introduced. I felt like it broke the flow of going back and forth between Aomame and Tengo. I liked the build up between them, of their past coming together. Though I also felt like they culmination was a little too unbelievable as they were too ready to believe the strangeness of what was going on around them. It was all a bit weird for me after their intimacy heightened even though they still hadn't connected. I also still have questions concerning the Little People and the Leader. I wish more was told and wrapped up better concerning this strange world. Maybe we're not meant to know. Maybe it is all meant to be strange and backwards.
Well, I did enjoy these characters and this story was intriguing. While I want to know more, I think I can also rest with the strange unknown.