1Q84, Book 1

Lately I've been on a mission to discover new writers, and this is the first of those books.
Separated into 3 books with one overall story (I would be more inclined to call them 3 parts - perhaps it was originally published as 3 separate books) 1Q84 begins in what appears to be our world, then Aomame transitions to the world she takes to calling 1Q84. My feelings are mixed on this book, the overall story was engrossing but the pacing and writing were chaotic. At times Haruki Murakami was almost poetic in his descriptions, yet at other times he was perfunctory enough that I was shocked out of reading. Because of this it took me almost 3 weeks to read, days would go by where I was just not in the mood to get back into it.

Full review posted at:
http://www.mattsrespite.com/2012/01/1q84-book-review.html