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I did it! One month later, and I finally finished 1Q84. There’s something about finishing a book as long as this one (I had similar feelings after reading Shantaram), that makes me miss having the characters in my life in the following days and weeks. In a day or two, I know that I’ll be all, “I haven’t heard from Tengo, what’s up with that?” and will need to remember he was never a friend and that he is a fictional character from a novel.
What Murakami can do that has amazed me most is create characters who crawl into your head and nestle there, just hanging out, for the days and weeks while you’re reading the book. You’re forced to see the world — both yours and theirs — from their perspective, and so for this period of time it’s almost like you’re living in some bizarre Murakami universe. It’s pretty incredible.
Despite all of this, 1Q84 was probably my least favorite of the three Murakami books I’ve read, though “least favorite” is probably an unfair phrase to use as I still did enjoy the book. Sadly, I think part of it may just be that the novelty of his writing style has worn off a bit.
Either way, I plan on taking a bit of a break from Murakami and rewarding myself with a couple easy breezy reads… Hunger Games, you saucy minx, you’re up next!

I did it! One month later, and I finally finished 1Q84. There’s something about finishing a book as long as this one (I had similar feelings after reading Shantaram), that makes me miss having the characters in my life in the following days and weeks. In a day or two, I know that I’ll be all, “I haven’t heard from Tengo, what’s up with that?” and will need to remember he was never a friend and that he is a fictional character from a novel.

What Murakami can do that has amazed me most is create characters who crawl into your head and nestle there, just hanging out, for the days and weeks while you’re reading the book. You’re forced to see the world — both yours and theirs — from their perspective, and so for this period of time it’s almost like you’re living in some bizarre Murakami universe. It’s pretty incredible.

Despite all of this, 1Q84 was probably my least favorite of the three Murakami books I’ve read, though “least favorite” is probably an unfair phrase to use as I still did enjoy the book. Sadly, I think part of it may just be that the novelty of his writing style has worn off a bit.

Either way, I plan on taking a bit of a break from Murakami and rewarding myself with a couple easy breezy reads… Hunger Games, you saucy minx, you’re up next!

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