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Narrated by:
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Allison Hiroto
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Marc Vietor
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Mark Boyett
About this listen
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 realises, 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.
A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's, 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami's most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.
BONUS AUDIO: Audible interviews the translators of 1Q84, Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel.
©2011 Haruki Murakami (P)2011 Audible LtdCritic Reviews
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- 26-01-22
great stuff indeed
loved it. . soothing narration. an interesting storyline. the arrangements of chapters is also very nice.
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- Ratandeep Singh
- 08-11-18
boundless brilliance
murakami-san has weaved a brilliant tapestry with words. reading or listening to this book is like letting oneself loose in an exotic garden crowded with the best assorted flowers (read characters) from across the world. the prose flows like water and is as rhythmical as the choicest symphony.
thx to the translators and the voice actors for their brilliant work
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- Sunil Azad Seauta
- 08-08-19
Just Waosome!!
Such an amazing story and great narration. Only downside would be that there are many parts totally irrelevant to the story. They are just to stretch the story nothing else and wished it had answered many questions but I like this style of not reveaing everything. Apart from that everything is great.
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- Shreker
- 08-08-20
Intriguing
I have recently started listening to this book on Audible, and opening is just awesome: suspenseful and intriguing. I especially like Allison's voice and her style.
Finished reading. Second book is really slow and boring in some parts.
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- Dhananjay Chaturvedi
- 02-10-21
Loved it!
The imaginative departure from humdrum narrative felt quite refreshing. The book had everything from suspense to action viewed from a very thoughtful and calm perspective. The unusual plot keeps you hooked to the very end. Some readers might need to be patient.
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- mukula joglekar
- 25-01-20
Plot of little people ended too abruptly
It’s quite a skill to hold the audience for 900+ pages. It’s a must read / listen for Murakami fans. I loved the ending but plot of little people ended too abruptly. Overall loved the story line, characters and this audible version too!
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- NJ
- 08-06-20
A very interesting read
Sometimes long winding..but the deft craftsmanship of Murakami manages to keep you glued till the end.
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- Debabrata Ghosh
- 23-01-25
Simpler Murakami
Often have I completely understood a storyline by Murakami so readily after first read/hearing. This was one of the more popular works for that reason I guess as it still has the essence that he brings to his writing and the usual elements of surrealism and imagination are still there but more in a sprinkled way. The book/storyline could have been smaller and concise without the repetitions of character traits multiple times and some trite events not quite essential for the impact of the message to work. This felt kinda strained to make more like commercial fantasy than usual Murakami style albeit with some unusual whimsy.
The performance was extraordinary to be honest and I absolutely loved most of it.
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- Ankitha
- 31-10-20
Masterpiece
Every Haruki Murakami lover needs to read this book! It is unbelievably logical yet magical.
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- Unboxing Perspectives
- 18-04-24
A nice entertaining story
Now after completing the book I can feel a void. got habitual of it. It was so long yet capturing. Part 3 was repetitive but overall a good story
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