The part where they climb the emergency stairway was slightly suspenseful, but not nearly enough for me to read it very thoroughly it was quite boring, actually.įor those who've read the book, feel free to use this post as a discussion thread. After Tengo and Aomame met, there was absolutely no conflict or threat of conflict. I was also slightly disappointed by the last couple of chapters.

Sadly, I was irritated by the repetitive language that Murakami (and the translators) used. Each time I sat down to read, I found it easy to immerse myself in the peaceful, slow pace of Murakami's prose. Thoughts on the book: Overall I enjoyed it, as I said earlier. I remember the silver-carred woman from earlier in the story, but I have a feeling that the man is of some significance, and I can't put my finger on who he is.

Second question: It's not very significant, but when the taxi driver picks up Tengo and Aomame, he tells them of a fare middle-aged man who got into a woman's silver Mercedes. That aside, I have a couple questions that I was left with at the end that I haven't been able to figure out for myself: Why do the little people start making an air chrysalis after using Ushikawa's body as a portal? When they appeared, I assumed they would create conflict for Tengo and Aomame before they could exit 1Q84 through the emergency stairway, but nothing seemed to develop from it. posted on Reddit, an episode of the television series Black Mirror. I enjoyed the book (I have the edition with all 3 parts in one text) quite a bit, though I definitely think some more editing could have been done to mitigate the repetition within it. Towards a Post-human Condition of the BQdy in Haruki Murakamis 1Q84: From Grief to.

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