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11-06-2011, 08:43 AM | #62 |
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Nice lead review of this in the Sunday Denver Post (apparently originally from San Francisco Chronicle) today:
Book review: In Haruki Murakami's world, it's like 1984 -- almost Author employs magic realism in a deep meditation about our dystopian trappings By Andrew Ervin San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 11/06/2011 01:00:00 AM MST What makes the world of Orwell's "1984" so terrifying is how subtly it mirrors and mimics our own world. The same can be said of Haruki Murakami's "1Q84." Haruki Murakami's "1Q84" is one of those rare novels that clearly depict who we are now and also offer tantalizing clues as to where literature may be headed. The title, of course, evokes George Orwell's masterpiece "1984," which is quite timely considering that Orwell is everywhere these days. Flip through this very newspaper and you may well find references to "Big Brother" and "thoughtcrime" and "Newspeak." If "1Q84" is any indication, Murakami will one day prove to be just as much of a visionary. rest here: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_19259566 |
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11-06-2011, 07:24 PM | #63 |
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I just put a hold on it at the library, otherwise it is $14.99.
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11-06-2011, 07:38 PM | #64 |
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Unfortunately it is not listed at my library (as ebook)
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11-06-2011, 11:43 PM | #65 |
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If I were to write a review of 1Q84
Haruki Murakami's latest publication 1Q84 is... well I'm not quite sure what it is. There are two main characters that wend their way through a series of half complete scenes which would have made excellent short stories in the traditional Murakami style if completed but, as it is, simply leaves me scratching my head and saying "Huh?". Even going back over what has already been read and splicing the various loosely connected snippets together leaves me wondering what in the world was he trying to say. If anyone had told me that the author of 'Barn Burning', 'Wild Sheep Chase' or 'Another Way to Die' would end up fabricating such a poorly crafted set of words I would never have believed them. Respecting Mr. Murakami's writing skills as I do I will put this book on my Another Day bookshelf and perhaps then I'll understand what I'm now missing that the rest of the world seemingly seeing. |
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11-07-2011, 08:03 AM | #66 |
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The Free Library of Philadelphia has it, but there is currently a long waiting list:
1Q84 Based on the comments here I think I may start with a different book, perhaps this one The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle A Novel, before deciding to start on a ~1000 page tome that seems to be getting mixed response. |
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I'm thinking I'll finish reading The Elephant Disappears stories first and then see where I'm at....
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11-07-2011, 10:45 AM | #68 |
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This week's NYT Book Review Podcst is featuring IQ84 and there has been a recent NYT Magazine profile on Murakami. Apparently a lot of people are scratching their heads over the book. |
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It wouldn't be the first time. I think as this thread has shown, Murakami is a love/hate author. Either you like him, and are apt to like all his works, or you just don't. Different strokes and all that.
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I finished it this weekend, and really did love it through and through. and I think I sort of lost my way through Wind-up Bird Chronicles. I do like Murakami, but I have a weird relationship with his books. Usually if I love an author, I'll track down all of his books and read them in one go. With Murakami, I can only take small doses at a time, even while I admire his writing and imagination while reading the book.. I close it, and I don't want more Murakami for a good time. But 1Q84 is up there as one of my favorites, and it makes me want to seek out more of his books. I never did get around to reading Kafka on the Shore...
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Have you read any other Haruki Murakami books HappyMartin? I think your finding "that the book flows" and keeps you thinking while still being mundane is the central feeling of most of his books. Somehow, his descriptions of a man cooking pasta then answering a phone, or a lady stuck in traffic and choosing to exit via highway ladder leads to mystery. The appearance of the two moons may have some deeper symbolism than the surface senses, but it seems that Murakami simply writes a tangled story with strange turns...but his characters react as most of us would if two moons appear...internal questioning or just simply carrying on with the routines of this strange world.
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