The last work of Haruki Murakami, 1Q84, is a trilogy that is apparently sweeping sales in Japan. The English version has not yet been released, much less English, but for those things in life that can not be explained yes they have already been translated into Dutch first two books, and the third will be released in the spring of 2011.
However unlikely it may seem, after reading the first book I have the impression that Murakami has wanted to write this trilogy the Japanese version of Men Who Hate Women seasoned with a dreamlike reinterpretation 1984 George Orwell. Alternating chapters are the stories of two characters (naming the title of each chapter the character concerned, so that the reader is not lost): I have, a math teacher and writer in his spare time, and Aomame, fitness instructor and murderess on request. The story is surprisingly linear and rational might almost say, and the few strange phenomena are displayed with an extensive explanation of how strange it is these phenomena. The trilogy seems they have been specifically designed with the aim of positioning in the market for best sellers.
Anyway, I have my serious doubts about whether the reader of best sellers will not be supremely bored with this work, the things that really happen in this first installment of the trilogy can be summarized in a couple of lines. The book is rather a large introductory prologue of the situation and characters, it unfolds with a huge slowness not at all devoid of charm, but do not think he'll engage readers accustomed to other works of rapid consumption. This omnivorous reading the book you think of elegant and entertaining, but an unbearable lightness due perhaps to the author's effort to offer readers a work which is not necessary to sink his teeth because he is ready to be swallowed.
Someone told me recently that when I discuss a book, it's like go down to the sand and the book was a lion I have to beat and kill, or give up and let me devour. This time the fighting has stopped temporarily in tables, but waiting for a second round must take the lion best teeth if you want to kneel in these meats readers.
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