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Haruki Murakami: 1Q84 (2011, Alfred A. Knopf) 4 stars

The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

A young woman named Aomame follows …

Review of '1Q84' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

This book had potential. What's NOT to like about a book that has a female assassin as one of its protagonists?

Turns out:
1. It's too long. (As an audiobook it's 46 hours long!)
2. It doesn't really have a point. After 46 hours I expect a big pay-off. Nope.
3. It's oddly preoccupied with sex. I feel like the author has some fetishes to work out.
4. Did I mention: it's unnecessarily long. Someone needs an editor.

To his credit, the author is imaginative. I just won't be reading another book by him.