1Q84
Haruki Murakami
13 people recommended it in 10 threads, 2011–2024.
3 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Not the best book, but the maddest was IQ84 by Haruki Murakami. It’s a wild story and lead me down a path to read several of his other books.
1Q84. True "literature" without feeling like it. I wish I could read the original Japenese. Also, too bizarre to really describe accurately.
Where it comes up
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