23 - 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami, 1184 pages, Random House Vintage, 2011
WHY I PICKED IT: I read everything by Murakami
ELAPSED TIME: 8 days
RATING: Good
Telling the story of Aomame and Tengo, briefly held hands as children... their lives are about to intersect in this parallel universe in the year 1984. Aomame (a personal trainer / serial killer) and Tengo (a math teacher / novelist) were social outsiders as children... 25 years later, they still prefer lives of relative solitude. The story isn't straightforward or easy to understand, but the characters (including all of the ancillary ones) have depth, Murakami's style is readable, and the story is engrossing. If you liked Norwegian Wood and Sputnik Sweetheart, you'll enjoy 1Q84.
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