▲ | somedude895 9 hours ago | |
I'm about 200 pages into 1Q84, and am not really enjoying it. Is it just not for me, or does it just take a while to get into? | ||
▲ | mindcrime an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
1Q84 is one of the ones I haven't read personally, so it's hard to say. I can just comment that all of the other Murakami works I've read really "hooked" me right from the beginning. After Dark was my first and that was pretty much a "I sat down to 'read a few pages' to see if I wanted to read the book or not, and when I looked up I was 2/3rds of the way done" experience. | ||
▲ | washadjeffmad 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
1Q84 marked Murakami's "Float On" moment, chosen I felt to allow him to cash out his career in a Western market. It wasn't especially superior, just a bit less abstract with a hint of "possible movie adaptation". If you enjoyed his other fiction, check out his nonfiction. | ||
▲ | relaxing 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I would put that aside for now and go back to Hard Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World. That was an incredible read, and much more accessible. |