Loved itI had the all three volumes in one paperback, which is the one I actually read, but obviously that's great.
1Q84 (2009)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The novel is a sub-melodramatic sentimental metafictional love story in a ficticious world with two moons in the sky, a thriller packed with cults, assassinations and grotesque sex (newyorkobserver). The title is a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the year 1984 of George Orwell. The novel was longlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize and placed No. 2 in Amazon.com's top books of the year.
- ISBN:
- 9780307476463
- Length:
- 925 pages
Genres: mystery
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