"Reality came first, and the principles and; logic followed. So, he decided, he would have to begin by accepting this reality: that there were two moons in the sky."
Synopsis (from Amazon)
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —“Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.
As Aomame’s and Tengo’s narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.
Rants & Raves
I got lost inside the whole new world with two moons. I love the mysterious air that seems to seep within each character. I never hated a single character. Even Ushikawa with his funny head is adorable. The repetition is kinda okay but at times it sounded like a stupid echo.
I could have given this 5 stars if it was not ended prematurely. Not that I think it's not chunky enough, but all they did was escape 1Q84 reality through a highway tunnel. It looks like a shortcut. I was expecting a much more definite ending with the Little People in it. What happened to the Little People who came out of Ushikawa's mouth & made an Air Chrysalis? It feels like every story route ends with a question mark and I somehow liked it.
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