- Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
- Year Published: 2011
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 925 p. ; 24 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
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- 9780307593313
- 0307593312
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Call number: Fiction
Available Copies: Downtown 1st Floor, Downtown Storage Adult, Malletts Adult, Pittsfield Adult
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An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.
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Highly enjoyable!
This was my first Murakami and I was rewarded tremendously for checking it out when I saw it. It was a little stranger than expected but as a long time reader of sci fi and fantasy I'm used to strange things happening. Oh and I LOVED the ending.
Love it!
I selected this book for my book club. I loved this book, but then again I am a huge Murakami fan. It's definitely on par with Kafka on the Shore and the Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
The opinion of my book club, which most of which had never read any Murakami, was that there was too much gratuitous sex. I, of course, disagree- sex is an integral part of both the human condition, which Murakami is always after.
The opinion of my book club, which most of which had never read any Murakami, was that there was too much gratuitous sex. I, of course, disagree- sex is an integral part of both the human condition, which Murakami is always after.
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