tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post8797221264648648245..comments2024-03-18T13:21:38.338+00:00Comments on A Place Called Space: Japanese MicropopEirenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-11321364614704717212012-08-07T15:56:58.874+01:002012-08-07T15:56:58.874+01:00I hate not finishing books and in the past always ...I hate not finishing books and in the past always persevered. I remember saying that to a friend once and he said: 'why?' and in a way it was quite liberating and now I do stop if I find I cannot get into a book - life is too short. Part of my reluctance to abandon a book is the cost ('I'm quite mean' was quite funny) but also it is like giving up, a defeat. <br /><br />Maybe you should give 1Q84 a go, and maybe not. As you say, there are so many other things to read. However, our conversation has made me think that I should give the Windup Bird a go.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-25530497741881968712012-08-07T15:49:24.666+01:002012-08-07T15:49:24.666+01:00I downloaded the 1Q84 Kindle preview and read thro...I downloaded the 1Q84 Kindle preview and read through that when it first came out, and I thought it was quite good. But I thought the same about the beginning of the Windup Bird - I quite liked it at first but half way through it lost me. So I was concerned the same might happen with 1Q84 and I didn't want to risk buying it, partly for the cost (I'm quite mean!)but mainly because there are so many other things I want to read. Perhaps I should get it from the local library and give it a try as I did really enjoy Norwegian Wood and Sputnik Sweetheart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-58137820984043260622012-08-07T15:35:30.651+01:002012-08-07T15:35:30.651+01:00The exhibition blurb mentioned the Japanese Magma ...The exhibition blurb mentioned the Japanese Magma Comics but since I was not that interested, I did not pay much attention.<br /><br />In my experience people either love or hate Murakami - you seem to be somewhere in the middle, Mick. I have not read the Windup Bird Chronicle, but liked Norwegian Wood and Sputnik Sweetheart. My favourites are Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84. 1Q84 is, amongst other things, fantasy, and I don't, on the whole, like fantasy, but loved 1Q84: I found it engrossing, quirky and got totally involved in the world he has created - and was grateful for the length of the novel(s) as it meant the enjoyment went on and on....Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-65627668687422952632012-08-07T09:41:59.292+01:002012-08-07T09:41:59.292+01:00My son has recently become an enthusiast of Japane...My son has recently become an enthusiast of Japanese Magma Comics and Anime films. These pictures remind me of those - they're the same style. I like the bright colours but child like people with big eyes and cutesy animals are not to my taste either.<br /><br />I have mixed views about Murakami. I liked Norwegian Wood and Sputnik Sweetheart, but I found the Wind up Bird Chronicle hard going and gave up about two thirds the way through. So although I was tempted by 1Q84 I've held back from reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com