1Q84

Haruki Murakami, 2009, 2011 [Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel 2012]

(June 2013)

Well now. That was a hell of a ride, wasn’t it?

1Q84 Book Two

              “Who switched the tracks?”

              “Who switched the tracks? That is another difficult question. The logic of cause and effect has little power here.”

Just in case you were in any doubt.

1Q84 Book One

OK, so I was wrong about the goat, but he doesn’t half bang on about her tits, doesn’t he (spoilers, btw)?

1Q84 Readalong

This is How She Fight Start in conjunction with Two Dudes in an Attic is proud to present for a limited time only and in glorious Technicolor our briefly awaited and barely anticipated 1Q84 readalong. That’s right folks, June is Murakami Month here on TIHSFS; it’s like Shark Week except without the blood and gore and perfectly evolved and adapted prehistoric predators and lengthy panning shots of the majestic and untamable oceanic depths. And it’s a month, not a week. So it’s like Shark Week in that it’s a pair of nouns.

(It’s all going to be like this, by the way.)

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Despite this blog being relatively Japan-light over the past few months, I still get far more hits from people I assume are here for the Japan stuff than the books, or the cakes, or the vague reminiscences and semi-amusing anecdotage. That’s not a complaint at all, but it does mean that I think this recent post by regular commenter Pep over at Two Dudes in an Attic might be of interest to what few of you pass for my readership, and I recommend having a look –

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