tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post245991994146194052..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-8174148025883647752013-02-13T23:16:24.191-05:002013-02-13T23:16:24.191-05:00Q is not for question mark - it is an apparently c...Q is not for question mark - it is an apparently common pun on the japanese word for 9, which is "kyu"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-7457427541718386142011-11-13T05:07:51.477-05:002011-11-13T05:07:51.477-05:00I enjoyed your comments on reality versus fantasy ...I enjoyed your comments on reality versus fantasy in the novel. I'll be glad to link your review to mine! <a href="http://bookbirddog.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-thoughts-on-murakamis-1q84.html" rel="nofollow">My thoughts on 1Q84</a>Harveehttp://bookbirddog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-2561953371788944322011-10-28T00:39:02.838-04:002011-10-28T00:39:02.838-04:00Thank you for the kind words; I was wondering whic...Thank you for the kind words; I was wondering which book of Murakami to read next and i think Kafka on the Shore is a great choice. <br /><br />I started now another October 25 door-stopper, the 1150 page Parallel Stories which while not sff is as strange as it gets too - and I have several more current conventional sff novels that I want to read and review, but in maybe a week or two I will give a try to the Murakami novel since 1Q84 was so greatLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-8004331770206441162011-10-28T00:05:28.466-04:002011-10-28T00:05:28.466-04:00Liviu,thanks for the review,will definitely be rea...Liviu,thanks for the review,will definitely be reading this ASAP.<br /><br />If u are thinking of reading another Murakami book whenever u have the time to do so,then may i recommend 'Kafka on the Shore' (World Fantasy Award),i think u will like the fantastical/metaphysical elements of the book along with a dash of suspense although the plot can get confusing at times.In the end it is a rewarding book,hope u will enjoy it as much as i did.JonSnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489915575871583469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-27311060912735149392011-10-27T00:22:38.936-04:002011-10-27T00:22:38.936-04:00Great news. I was hoping that Murakami's newes...Great news. I was hoping that Murakami's newest would live up to all the hype. I can't wait to see how he handled all the parallel time streams. It's a challenge I'm currently facing, and it would be helpful to see how such a master handles it. I'll have to pick up a copy pronto.<br /><br />B.B. Justin Shierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796827252689293261noreply@blogger.com