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1Q84 (1Q84 #2)
心から一歩も外に出ないものごとは、この世界にはない。心から外に出ないものごとは、そこに別の世界を作り上げていく。
「1Q84」の世界に、もし愛があるなら、それは完璧な愛かもしれない――。刊行以来、日本で、世界で、空前の話題を呼んでやまない長編小説。〈毎日出版文化賞受賞〉
「1Q84」の世界に、もし愛があるなら、それは完璧な愛かもしれない――。刊行以来、日本で、世界で、空前の話題を呼んでやまない長編小説。〈毎日出版文化賞受賞〉
単行本, 501 pages
Published
May 1st 2009
by 新潮社
(first published 2009)
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I liked Book 1 slightly better. There are more intriguing "people" in it. Book 2 gives more of the "murakami world," but also makes you feel nervous as the number of pages left decreases. It has a strong aftereffect, but not as strong as Kafka or Norwegian.
Boek twee liet ik met een naar gevoel los. Ergens is dit, 1q84, niet waar ik op had gehoopt. Dat zegt ook veel over mijn verwachtingen, en heeft waarschijnlijk ook te maken met het feit dat het verhaal nog niet af is: boek drie wordt pas in 2011 in Nederland uitgegeven. Tot dan zal mijn echte oordeel niet kunnen vallen.
Murakami kan schrijven. Dat heeft hij meerdere malen bewezen. Ik zal dan ook niet snel iets niet van hem waarderen, maar dit, deze 1q84-boeken, zullen nooit mijn favorieten zijn....more
Murakami kan schrijven. Dat heeft hij meerdere malen bewezen. Ik zal dan ook niet snel iets niet van hem waarderen, maar dit, deze 1q84-boeken, zullen nooit mijn favorieten zijn....more
Irretrievably Lost: 1Q84 Review by Gally Lines (3/5 stars)
My whole review of 1Q84
Part 2 (3.5/5 stars)
Part 2 of 1Q84 evokes two conflicting feelings for me in many aspects of the story.
On one hand, Aomame's chapters are even more exciting than they were in Part 1; I devoured the first half of Part 2 as she confronts Leader and the life-or-death choices in this "other world" she was seized into. On the other hand, Tengo's chapters are just as slow and boring as Part 1 and it feels like the story...more
My whole review of 1Q84
Part 2 (3.5/5 stars)
Part 2 of 1Q84 evokes two conflicting feelings for me in many aspects of the story.
On one hand, Aomame's chapters are even more exciting than they were in Part 1; I devoured the first half of Part 2 as she confronts Leader and the life-or-death choices in this "other world" she was seized into. On the other hand, Tengo's chapters are just as slow and boring as Part 1 and it feels like the story...more
Όταν διάβασα το πρώτο βιβλίο του Haruki Murakami βρέθηκα αντιμέτωπη με μια μεγάλη έκπληξη και ένα εξίσου μεγάλο δίλημμα. Ήταν εξαιρετικά δύσκολο να μιλήσω για το βιβλίο αυτό καθώς και για το θέμα το οποίο πραγματεύεται. Ένα θέμα που δεν είναι καθόλου απλό και ξεκάθαρο ωστόσο, εξαιρετικά γοητευτικό και μυστηριώδες. Και αν και δεν μπορώ να δηλώσω fan του μεγαλύτερου εν ζωή Ιάπωνα λογοτέχνη, το "1Q84" με το πρώτο βιβλίο της τριλογίας, με έκανε να διψάσω και να θέλω κάτι περισσότερο. Ήταν αδύνατον ό...more
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L'histoire démarrée dans le premier tome se poursuit — là, je viens de dire quelque chose de révolutionnaire. En même temps, il ne se passe pas des tonnes d'événements dans ce second volet et il ne matérialise aucun virage important dans la fiction mais plus une stagnation. Je pourrais — rassurez-vous je ne vais pas le faire — le résumer aisément en un paragraphe.
Passé l'attrait de la découverte du premier tome, qui procédait à la mise en place de l’univers et des personnages, l'intérêt décline...more
Passé l'attrait de la découverte du premier tome, qui procédait à la mise en place de l’univers et des personnages, l'intérêt décline...more
Първата част ми хареса много повече. Тази на места изморява и отегчава, всичко някак идва прекалено - сюрреалните елементи, разминаването на героите, заплетените моменти в сюжета. Струва ми се, проблемът е основно в това, че въпреки трупащите се събития, персонажите точно в тази част някак спират да се развиват. И докато при Аомаме действията все още са напрегнати, динамични, променящи се; Тенго много сериозно забавя темпото и се отдава на едни безкрайни размисли. В което само по себе си няма ни...more
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I hesitated between three and four stars and I think it's more like 3.5. The first book is intriguing and very well written (I gave it four stars) and despite the complicated fantasy elements, it is very readable and I enjoyed it. Book two, well...it goes downhill for me. The prose is still wonderful but the quirky fantasy plot starts getting so outlandish that it is dangerously close to just being silly instead of deep and unsettling which is how it felt in the first tome of this collosal story...more
Olen kovasti pahoillani siitä, etten voinut taaskaan antaa tällä kirjalle niitä tähtiä, jotka se ehkä muuten kirjallisten ansioittensa vuoksi olisi ansainnut. Jumituin liiaksi yksityiskohtiin, sellaisiin kohtauksiin, joita ei voinut vain lukea hampaitaan kiristelemättä, ja siksi tälle kävi niin kuin kävi.
1Q84:ssä on paljon hienoja elementtejä, mutta jotenkin ne lähes kaikki minun silmissäni lässähtivät kahden kolmanneksen jälkeen. Hahmot sinänsä ovat mielenkiintoisia, ja loppukohtaus on huikea...more
1Q84:ssä on paljon hienoja elementtejä, mutta jotenkin ne lähes kaikki minun silmissäni lässähtivät kahden kolmanneksen jälkeen. Hahmot sinänsä ovat mielenkiintoisia, ja loppukohtaus on huikea...more
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Unfortunately the second book did not improve my opinion of the series. I went from finding it a bit dull to actively disliking it.
The sci-fi element of the story really came to the fore but I really didn’t like it and found it quite disturbing. There is nothing wrong with books being disturbing if it serves a purpose, The Lovely Bones and We Need To Talk About Kevin come to mind, but this seemed to be disturbing for no reason at all.
I realise that the point was for the little people to be...more
Unfortunately the second book did not improve my opinion of the series. I went from finding it a bit dull to actively disliking it.
The sci-fi element of the story really came to the fore but I really didn’t like it and found it quite disturbing. There is nothing wrong with books being disturbing if it serves a purpose, The Lovely Bones and We Need To Talk About Kevin come to mind, but this seemed to be disturbing for no reason at all.
I realise that the point was for the little people to be...more
W drugim tomie "1Q84" element nadprzyrodzony wziął górę nad rzeczywistością - jakkolwiek wypada się poważnie zacząć zastanawiać, co w tej opowieści jest rzeczywiste - i dowiadujemy się nieco więcej na temat sił, jakie splatają - tudzież w nich mącą - losy bohaterów. Pytań jednak pojawia się dwukrotnie tyle, ile odpowiedzi, choć autor stara się, by czytelnik nie pogubił się w aluzjach, czasem nawet niezbyt subtelnie zwracając wielokroć uwagę na to, co jest najbardziej istotne, co ważne.
Do, około...more
Do, około...more
Continua a senda criada por Murakami, Aomame e Tengo vão-se aproximando cada vez mais neste "universo" que insere em si o ano 1Q84 visto que no "nosso" universo, no ano 1984, isso seria praticamente impossível. Murakami vai desvendando este puzzle, complexo, a um ritmo muito lento, encaixa uma peça no capítulo referente à personagem de Aomame e no capítulo seguinte, no capítulo de Tengo, faz uma coisa similar, completando assim dois puzzles com a finalidade de os unir numa grande estória. Senti...more
Apr 20, 2013
Celia
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Celia by:
Carole
Volume two starts continue in the summer of the year 1984.
Although the first book was quite slow to get into this one is much faster paced and you learn more about the difference between 1Q84 and 1984.
Although I still find Tengo's perspective quite passive, that is probably because that is the how the character is portrayed. You still get to know him more in depth as he evolves through the story line.
I find his relationship with Fukaeri quite interesting and find myself surprised by it at the s...more
Although the first book was quite slow to get into this one is much faster paced and you learn more about the difference between 1Q84 and 1984.
Although I still find Tengo's perspective quite passive, that is probably because that is the how the character is portrayed. You still get to know him more in depth as he evolves through the story line.
I find his relationship with Fukaeri quite interesting and find myself surprised by it at the s...more
I absolutely loved the first book, so this one had a lot to live up to, and somehow didn’t quite manage it.
Aomame is sent to kill Leader, while Tengo reunites with Fuka-Eri and also goes to visit his father in the hope of finding out the truth about his past.
I still really like Aomame, but Tengo’s scenes didn’t seem as strong in this book. The part where Fuka-Eri stays over with him was just odd, and the whole fantasy element of Receiver/Perceiver is at present confusing. Maybe that’ll become cl...more
Aomame is sent to kill Leader, while Tengo reunites with Fuka-Eri and also goes to visit his father in the hope of finding out the truth about his past.
I still really like Aomame, but Tengo’s scenes didn’t seem as strong in this book. The part where Fuka-Eri stays over with him was just odd, and the whole fantasy element of Receiver/Perceiver is at present confusing. Maybe that’ll become cl...more
A 1040 page book that might well have been written in 4 or 5 hundred pages. I've read a number of murakami books and found this one to be more stilted in its translation than others. It's a compelling tale but the same details, clothing, body types, breasts( murakamis besotted with them), are described in the same manner over and over. The same is true of the thoughts of his main characters , the same lines of thoughts again are hashed over and rehashed. . Still the coordination of reality and f...more
[Note, I didn't actually read this version of the book, I merely read an English version book 2, which I can't seem to find in Goodreads]
Despite finding out a lot more about the characters and despite loving the Tengo/Aomame story, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one.
At times, I couldn't visualise what the author was describing, so things got a bit confusing; other times, things seemed a bit too vivid (some of the sex scenes), which I preferred not to visualise! (No, I'm not being...more
Despite finding out a lot more about the characters and despite loving the Tengo/Aomame story, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one.
At times, I couldn't visualise what the author was describing, so things got a bit confusing; other times, things seemed a bit too vivid (some of the sex scenes), which I preferred not to visualise! (No, I'm not being...more
So, I decided to split my reviews up into the 3 separate books, after I read the first two, because the star system has enough trouble supporting my mixed feelings as IS. I'll duplicate the reviews, though.
Book 1:
The first book is fantastic. It's told in alternating chapters and both voices are strong and the characters distinct. I absolutely adore how fierce, dedicated and in-control Aomame is. I like the crisis of conscience that Tengo struggles with, and his arc in book 1. I really just like...more
Book 1:
The first book is fantastic. It's told in alternating chapters and both voices are strong and the characters distinct. I absolutely adore how fierce, dedicated and in-control Aomame is. I like the crisis of conscience that Tengo struggles with, and his arc in book 1. I really just like...more
Au risque de rompre l'unanimisme louangeur qui salue cette trilogie, je dois avouer mon scepticisme grandissant.
Certes la lecture du premier tome m'avait aiguillonné. Je me demandais où diable l'auteur allait nous entraîner : science-fiction ? manga ? roman d'amour ?
En refermant le deuxième tome, je crains d'avoir la réponse : nulle part !
A tous ceux qui, comme moi, avoueraient leur incompréhension coupable, la réponse tombe, implacable : "Si tu as besoin qu'on t'explique pour que tu comprennes,...more
Certes la lecture du premier tome m'avait aiguillonné. Je me demandais où diable l'auteur allait nous entraîner : science-fiction ? manga ? roman d'amour ?
En refermant le deuxième tome, je crains d'avoir la réponse : nulle part !
A tous ceux qui, comme moi, avoueraient leur incompréhension coupable, la réponse tombe, implacable : "Si tu as besoin qu'on t'explique pour que tu comprennes,...more
With Book 2 the plot finally thickens and gets more complicated and surrealist. This is Murakami at his best; the weirdness of the story reaches hits high point. You finally get introduced to the little people in detail and get more clarifications about the 1Q84 world. Tango and Aomame get closer and closer and I can’t wait for them to finally meet. This new and weird character is introduced, Ushikawa.
You also get to know something I was longing waiting for, the plot of the book within the book,...more
You also get to know something I was longing waiting for, the plot of the book within the book,...more
Jan 03, 2013
Tjibbe Wubbels
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Lovers love it, haters hate it
Wow, in this second book the weirdness really unfolds. Unlogical things start to seem normal and normal things unlogical. I love it!
It's Murakami as you know him from such novels as Kafka on the Shore and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. But wait, there is something different: In bringing to life this brave new world of 1q84 Murakami shows amazing skill in describing current affairs. These current affairs are not real current affairs of course (this is still Murakami after all),...more
It's Murakami as you know him from such novels as Kafka on the Shore and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. But wait, there is something different: In bringing to life this brave new world of 1q84 Murakami shows amazing skill in describing current affairs. These current affairs are not real current affairs of course (this is still Murakami after all),...more
Oct 13, 2012
Maria João Fernandes
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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"Não é que o significado seja inexplicável, mas há certos significados que se perdem no preciso instante em que são traduzidos em palavras."
A partir do momento em que ouve a Sinfonietta de Janácek e desce as escadas de emergência para fugir ao engarrafamento na autoestrada metropolitana, de modo a chegar a tempo ao trabalho, Aomame, é puxada para um mundo que tem duas luas, um mundo repleto de enigmas. A questão que a atormenta é: Qual será o papel que é suposto ela desempenhar no novo meio que...more
A partir do momento em que ouve a Sinfonietta de Janácek e desce as escadas de emergência para fugir ao engarrafamento na autoestrada metropolitana, de modo a chegar a tempo ao trabalho, Aomame, é puxada para um mundo que tem duas luas, um mundo repleto de enigmas. A questão que a atormenta é: Qual será o papel que é suposto ela desempenhar no novo meio que...more
“world was a mushy bowl of loose gruel, lacking framework or handholds. It flowed past our open windows without forming memories in the brain" 402
“Something’s wrong with the world, or something’s wrong with me: one or the other. The bottle and the cap don’t fit: is the problem with the bottle or the cap?" 5045
“Things like this don’t happen all that often in one lifetime. This is the magnificent world of a picaresque novel. Just brace yourself and enjoy the smell of evil. We’re shooting the rapid...more
OK it was quite good. The story remained to be fluid and dreamy and I really enjoyed. I was afraid I'll be disappointed with the paranormal things but I'm not. Not at all. On the other hand there were no that many (like in his other books I've read) and those he put here were subtle and really good wrapped in some sort of reality aura. It was quite convincing (which wasn't the case with some other of his books).
Now when I'm thinking about 2/3 of the book I'm not quite sure what was in #1 and wha...more
Now when I'm thinking about 2/3 of the book I'm not quite sure what was in #1 and wha...more
Eh bien, c’est encore un très bon livre, mais cette fois-ci, j’ai trouvé quelques problèmes dans le ressenti à la fin de ma lecture. Toutefois, la globalité du livre est superbe, tant par l’écriture que l’action et les personnages. Attention spoiler !!!
L’écriture continue a été d’un très haut niveau, il n’y a aucune maladresse dans l’écriture, on ne s’ennuie pas pendant la lecture et c’est ce qui est bien, de plus, le style de l’auteur est superbement bien, il équilibre bien les descriptions et...more
L’écriture continue a été d’un très haut niveau, il n’y a aucune maladresse dans l’écriture, on ne s’ennuie pas pendant la lecture et c’est ce qui est bien, de plus, le style de l’auteur est superbement bien, il équilibre bien les descriptions et...more
I'm hesitant to write a full review as I started in on this thinking I was reading one long book split into two parts, and now I learn that there's a third part to this. Am I supposed to be reading this as three different books? I'm going to assume no, and hold the full review for the end of book 3.
That said, the story definitely takes a turn for the weird here. By about halfway through book 2, I had the strong feeling that Murakami had been watching Lost while writing this. There are certain to...more
That said, the story definitely takes a turn for the weird here. By about halfway through book 2, I had the strong feeling that Murakami had been watching Lost while writing this. There are certain to...more
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Perplexe. Comme je l'étais à la fin du livre 1. Je ne lirai sans doute pas le troisième volet. Je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser que l'auteur étale le récit pour faire du chiffre. Qu'il écrit en trois livres ce qu'il aurait pu écrire en deux, voire en un. Question marketing : ça se vend tellement mieux une trilogie! Bref, le récit est trop long, niais, répétitif et ennuyeux. Je présage que je serai déçu à la fin. George Orwell, lui, n'a pas eu besoin de trois bouquins pour pondre son chef-d’œu...more
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I had a very disjointed experience of this book because I've had a stint of working crazy hours. I also lacked the desire to pick it up and frequently ended up spending potential reading time doing other things. I'm not sure why this is, as when I was reading it I did enjoy it, much more so than Book 1. The end left me glad I own a copy of Book 3 ready to read, but at the same time relieved I can move on to something else. Perhaps the time at which I read this affected my enjoyment of it.
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Ik zit nog een beetje te twijfelen of ik dit boek nou 4 of 5 sterren moet geven.
Sowieso was het een geweldig boek, het liep heel vlot en het was op sommige momenten echt spannend. Waar boek 1 meer een introductie was in de wereld van de Little People, komen bijna alle vragen uit deel 1 in dit boek aan bod. Ik vond wel dat die mysterieuze zaken uit deel 1 in deel 2 wel heel 'makkelijk' aan bod kwamen. Ben je eerst razend benieuwd wat er met Fukaeri in het kamp is gebeurd, wordt het in dit boek in...more
Sowieso was het een geweldig boek, het liep heel vlot en het was op sommige momenten echt spannend. Waar boek 1 meer een introductie was in de wereld van de Little People, komen bijna alle vragen uit deel 1 in dit boek aan bod. Ik vond wel dat die mysterieuze zaken uit deel 1 in deel 2 wel heel 'makkelijk' aan bod kwamen. Ben je eerst razend benieuwd wat er met Fukaeri in het kamp is gebeurd, wordt het in dit boek in...more
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Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. His work has been described as 'easily accessible, yet profoundly complex'.
Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture, particularly Western music and literature. He grew up reading a range of works by American writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and he is often disting...more
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Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture, particularly Western music and literature. He grew up reading a range of works by American writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and he is often disting...more
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“Winston Churchill. As I recall it, though, he was making excuses for the British Empire’s budget deficits. It has no moral significance.”
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