Reviews

1Q84: tredje boken by Vibeke Emond, Haruki Murakami

fil_san's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

laticsexile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Very happy to have read it, but sad that it’s finished, and I’ll now have to read something else that’s guaranteed to be inferior. Book 3 was better, but I think that was partly down to a smoother translation.
Dinged a quarter of a point because his female characters don’t seem to feel quite as real and fully formed as the male ones.
Recommended for Murakami fans and off-kilter fiction.

amylikestoread's review against another edition

3.0

3.5*

chchcheeeey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

logolepsy_e's review against another edition

4.0

Forse sarebbe stato meglio non incontrarsi. Tengo, con gli occhi rivolti al soffitto, si fece alcune domande. "Non sarebbe meglio se rimanessimo separati fino alla fine, conservando il desiderio di incontrarci? In questo modo continueremmo a vivere mantenendo intatta dentro di noi la speranza di rivederci, un giorno". Una speranza simile a una sorgente di calore piccola, ma preziosa, che avrebbe scaldato il loro cuore. Un'esile fiamma che le mani avrebbero circondato per proteggerla dal vento. Per evitare che le violente raffiche della realtà la spegnessero.

zioale's review against another edition

3.0

The feeling I got from the second book were only confirmed and amplified in this third one... I kept reading to see where it would go, but it just didn't go anywhere. Very repetitive until the last few chapters, which didn't provide any answer.
I wanted to like this story as it was recommended to by by a friend, but it just wasn't for me.

laila75's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

tokisuno's review against another edition

3.0

tf was that.

nanitiq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a fascinating novel. I think it has its flaws, but the length and the somewhat rambling plot felt critical to me for the overall journey. I plan to read much more of Murakami's works and I am excited to see how this compares. I think this one is very decisive, and I have a feeling most of his work will be that way. 

There are things that many people will find off-putting in this novel, but I believe the ugliness of these characters lives is what makes this book so beautiful. But some of the scenes do come off as creepy and do match the manga culture to me at times.

I think this one will stick with me and my feelings for this book will evolve quite a bit over time.

korol_rezni's review against another edition

5.0

Omg I’m crying.