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I have been impatiently waiting for more from Haruki Murakami since Killing Commendatore. When I was casually searching for books of his at our local library the other day, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that he had indeed published a new novel. Off we go!

Very fitting finale to this trilogy. I like how this volume changed the perspective on Bicycle Girl, tied various ends together, and also managed to keep me in suspense about the ending.

Very fitting finale to this trilogy. I like how this volume changed the perspective on Bicycle Girl, tied various ends together, and also managed to keep me in suspense about the ending.

I like how the narrative changes perspective to another primary character in this volume. The story is an exciting development from the first novel. I can’t help but feel that Thompson’s writing style is not always to my taste. I think he tends to sometimes skip very hastily through some of the most crucial points of the story. This leaves me with a feeling of “is it really over just like that?”

Exciting continuation from the first volume. I like how the perspective switches to another primary character.

I borrowed this book from the local library for inspiration. I want to know the classics in Danish furniture design better.

This second novel takes opportunities here and there to explain details I know from the first novel. It’s as if the author wants readers to be able to enjoy the story without having read the first novel. I think it might work. It is just not really necessary when you’ve just read the first novel. Luckily, it is not really annoying either.

I was really captivated by the first novel in this trilogy. Had to get started on the next immediately.

Captivating sci-fi with many interesting ideas that work really well. It was especially interesting for me to read a story in a quite different setting from what I am used to - Nigeria. The novel both rounds the story off nicely and sets us up for more in the next volume which I cannot wait to read now.

Brilliantly illustrated version of H.P. Lovecraft's cult classic.

I have not watched the TV series based on the book before reading it. I prefer it in that order. I was caught up in the story from the first few pages. It describes a dystopian future regime in the former United States with very strict rules and control and abundant capital punishment for those who step a bit out of line. The story has chilling similarities to some of what I read about present-day conservative America.

I just learned about the trilogy of which this is the first book from @yabellini@fosstodon.org's post. Reading about the plot gives me associations to Cixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. I think I need to start this one when I am done with The Handmaid's Tale.