1Q84

Del Lardo · 12-01-2012, 02:54

Wondering if anyone has read this yet and what their thoughts are?

Currently reading* this and about 10 chapters in and finding it quite hard going, it's very well written and brilliantly descriptive but as a result it moves very slowly. I had a similar problem initially with the Steig Larsson Millenium trilogy but once the story got going they were really enjoyable, wondering if 1Q84 is the same?

EDIT:
I wouldn't recommend searching for reviews, just had a quick look and most of them contain information that whilst not a spoiler as such IMO will lessen your enjoyment of the first few chapters.

* Joys of modern tech, combination of good old fashioned hardback, Kindle & Audiobook on tablet/phone.

semi-pro waster · 19-01-2012, 23:04

Curiously enough I'm also reading a book by Haruki Murakami (Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World) by chance, I can't say I ever recall hearing of him as an author before but I'm enjoying this book so far - it's weird but seems like it might go somewhere interesting and that's good enough for me.

I'll keep an eye out for 1Q84 once I'm done this if I've enjoyed it right to the end.

Del Lardo · 08-02-2012, 21:45

So I'm making good progress, mainly due to lots of driving recently and listening in the car.

I'm really not sure how to describe this book, it's partly a love story (though not at all mushy), it's partly a thriller and it's partly a fantasy. Overall it's wonderfully descriptive, and I'm really enjoying it.

12-01-2012, 02:54	#1
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	1Q84 Wondering if anyone has read this yet and what their thoughts are? Currently reading* this and about 10 chapters in and finding it quite hard going, it's very well written and brilliantly descriptive but as a result it moves very slowly. I had a similar problem initially with the Steig Larsson Millenium trilogy but once the story got going they were really enjoyable, wondering if 1Q84 is the same? EDIT: I wouldn't recommend searching for reviews, just had a quick look and most of them contain information that whilst not a spoiler as such IMO will lessen your enjoyment of the first few chapters. * Joys of modern tech, combination of good old fashioned hardback, Kindle & Audiobook on tablet/phone. Last edited by Del Lardo; 12-01-2012 at 03:05.

19-01-2012, 23:04	#2
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	Curiously enough I'm also reading a book by Haruki Murakami (Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World) by chance, I can't say I ever recall hearing of him as an author before but I'm enjoying this book so far - it's weird but seems like it might go somewhere interesting and that's good enough for me. I'll keep an eye out for 1Q84 once I'm done this if I've enjoyed it right to the end. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

08-02-2012, 21:45	#3
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	So I'm making good progress, mainly due to lots of driving recently and listening in the car. I'm really not sure how to describe this book, it's partly a love story (though not at all mushy), it's partly a thriller and it's partly a fantasy. Overall it's wonderfully descriptive, and I'm really enjoying it.