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Reading this book was a long slog. The plot was intriguing, the characters well-developed and like I was completely immersed the world that Murakami created. But I also think that Murakami's attempt to create tension and suspense failed. The writing was simply too long-winded, too many detail, to many diversions into the characters inner-selves that lasted too long. In short, he could've made this this novel much tighter. By the time I'd finally reached page 900 or so and only had another ...more

Great book. I was hoping for a more dystopian/scifi, it's actually more of a romantic story. A beautiful book either way.
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