1Q84
- 925
- Pages
- about 17 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list, peaked at #3
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel
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Our view
Murakami lets a familiar 1984 tilt slowly into something stranger, and the long book’s hold comes from that mood. Two people, Aomame and Tengo, circle towards each other through a plot involving a religious cult. The premise and characters intrigue; some readers find the telling repetitive, with points restated and events explained more than they need. It asks for a reader who enjoys atmosphere and does not mind lingering.
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About the book
1Q84 is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–2010. It covers a fictionalized year of 1984 in parallel with a "real" one. The novel is a story of how a woman named Aomame begins to notice strange changes occurring in the world. She is quickly caught up in a plot involving Sakigake, a religious cult, and her childhood love, Tengo, and embarks on a journey to discover what is "real".
Reading order · 1Q84
Full order & progress →- 1Q84This book
7.57.5 / 10 - 1Q84 Book 21Q84 Book 2–Not ranked yet
- 1Q84 Book 31Q84 Book 3–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 896 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 66 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 830 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is 1Q84?
It has 925 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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