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1Q84

Written by: Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin - translator, Philip Gabriel - translator
Narrated by: Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
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Publisher's Summary

The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realises, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 - 'Q' is for 'question mark'. A world that bears a question.

Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.

As Aomame's and Tengo's narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.

A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's, 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami's most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.

BONUS AUDIO: Audible interviews the translators of 1Q84, Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel.

©2011 Haruki Murakami (P)2011 Audible Ltd

Critic Reviews

"It is a work of maddening brilliance and gripping originality, deceptively casual in style...vibrating with wit, intellect and ambition." ( The Times)
"Eerie, suspenseful and packed full of gorgeous ordinary details and provocative extraordinary events...funny, fresh and intensely surreal. Unmissable." ( Marie Claire)

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Not the best of Murakami's works

1Q84 is unnecessarily lengthy and has a lot of unnecessary detailing. I liked the story and wanted more of it if I am giving 13-14 days to read/listen to it. The last few chapters feel rushed and the ending as always is open...I wish we can have the next book in the series which adds to the story.

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It was a nice experience

I enjoyed the story and the performance. It's a bit slow and weird. The first book was superb. The second had many important events. The third was unnecessarily slow. However, it doesn't affect the narrative. Overall it's a good series.

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Extraordinary love story

This book is no hype. It's actually good. I have never read a book that have actually described emotions to such details. The deductions of the plot from each character is so addictive that it makes you think like that. Things I like: 1)The happy endings. 2)The vivid descriptions 3)The wait ... Yup the wait for conclusion Things I don't like: 1)Cliffhanger and that feeling of what happened next 2)Less world building. Some more explanations to things happening would be great This isn't a must read book. It's is not giving away moral lessons. The book has shown love exaggerated to the point that it's escaping reality. But if you are reading it, read it through and complete the trilogy. Even if you are discontent here and there but you will like the experience through which the writer takes us all.

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Frustrating ending

He just ended it.. There was no cool thing that, i thought would happen, happend. Overall the story will take you to a different world.. But ending was a disapointment.

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boundless brilliance

murakami-san has weaved a brilliant tapestry with words. reading or listening to this book is like letting oneself loose in an exotic garden crowded with the best assorted flowers (read characters) from across the world. the prose flows like water and is as rhythmical as the choicest symphony.

thx to the translators and the voice actors for their brilliant work

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unbelievable experience

Fully enjoyed Murakami book in total. It was fulfilling my appetite. It is astonishing novel. And I feel something like 1Q85 should come out in next years time

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An average drawn out story made popular due to the Author's fame

There are long drawn, descriptive paragraphs of things like clothes and houses.

The ending is a straight up cop out which is like GoT Season 8 in terms of 'subverting expectations'

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1 and 2 - good. 3 definitely skip

1 and 2 - good.
3 definitely skip - nothing happens and drags on and at end makes you feel the story is very Incompetent and you need part 4!

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40hrs!! loved every minute

it is long! but the story keeps you hooked till the last minute!! narration was also on point, calm and composed.

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great stuff indeed

loved it. . soothing narration. an interesting storyline. the arrangements of chapters is also very nice.

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