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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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