Gage Herrmann 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?

Gage Herrmann I just gave up at about 30%. I think, as one commenter said "half-baked" is the right word. There are a lot of great threads, and they fit together ni…moreI just gave up at about 30%. I think, as one commenter said "half-baked" is the right word. There are a lot of great threads, and they fit together nicely, but there's too much space in between them.

Also, it seems like the author has implanted his views into the story way too much. Everyone agrees with every one else. Every conversation is one sided. People realize their mistakes and are immediately forgiven. There's internal conflict, but it doesn't manifest much except. The characters are confused about stuff that they shouldn't be confused about, and certain about things they shouldn't be certain about.(less)

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