Lisa answers “i am struggling to finish reading this...”

Joshua Lee asked this question about 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3):

i am struggling to finish reading this damn book. I can't stop due to the promise I made this year: Once start, finish the book. Haruki is an over valued writer.This is my thinking after reading several works of his. Am I only one thinking as this?

Lisa I rarely abandon a book and I've enjoyed other Murakami work. But boy, this one is tedious. Repetitively inane, if there is a payout in the end, it ca…moreI rarely abandon a book and I've enjoyed other Murakami work. But boy, this one is tedious. Repetitively inane, if there is a payout in the end, it can't be worth it. Cheers to "life is too short to torture yourself with bad books."(less)

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