Camelia 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?

Camelia Not sure why this book is so ill-received. I absolutely loved every word of it. I found it extremely representative of Japanese culture and way of lif…moreNot sure why this book is so ill-received. I absolutely loved every word of it. I found it extremely representative of Japanese culture and way of life, and quite intense in its understated symbolic references. It opens up a complete universe of thought and emotion that is very raw and akin, for me at least, to the intensity of Les fleurs du mal, or Das Parfum.
I am happy I managed to find something of great value to me in this book, wishing you all good luck in finding the same in any other book you read. (less)

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