Joanna 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?

Joanna I felt the same. I've read a few of his other works like After Dark and I think it is not the right genre for me- too abstract.

I did read 1Q84 to the…moreI felt the same. I've read a few of his other works like After Dark and I think it is not the right genre for me- too abstract.

I did read 1Q84 to the end. It was tedious, there was lots of repetition to the point I thought 'OK I GET IT!!' and yet it seriously lacked on explanation lots of other parts, information which you would've wanted to know! (less)

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