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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)

Haruki Murakami,

Jay Rubin (Translator)

Start date: July 16, 2012

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Feb 04, 2016 Emma rated it liked it

Split in to 3 books; I took a break after the 2nd, which in retrospect was probably a mistake, as when I got round to finishing the trilogy, the plain language used (perhaps this was down to the 3rd book being translated by somebody different) only seemed to grate on me. By this time also, the format, in which each happening is recounted from 3 separate viewpoints was proving more repetitive than enlightening. However, the twisting narrative did not fail to throw up a few surprises still.

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