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His odds are among the highest to win. With 46 new entrants in the running for the first time and some close runners up from the past, it’s not a safe bet. Murakami’s novel IQ84 was his most recent. (GuardianUK – Haruki Murakami)
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WSJ reviews IQ84 by Haruki Murakami. I can’t think of a writer that a person of our generation might care about as much as he. His books haven’t all been made into huge block buster movies. There’s some arty ones, or at least one arty one, but for the most part, they haven’t worked out. Perhaps his novels are ones that can’t be made into film because they are created for the written experience. Murakami’s words are ones that are meant to be read, not said or visualized since the prose is special (at least to many). It’s what makes him popular and what makes his books sell even when they’re behemoths. It’ll take a special mind to make it all work on screen, but for now, a near 1000 page book is something you have to work through and endure as much as enjoy. Therefore, here’s a review of the book and it’s not by me. The illustration shows some age rather than the same old press photo that’s been used for a decade. He’s a special character and as much as he’s intriguing, he’s also a dinosaur in a way. A symbol. A person who isn’t the public rock star that he could be. A guy who stands out for his actual writing, rather than what he says publicly. While writing seems like it’s gone way of photography – digital cameras and blogs changing the face of what’s pro vs not pro, Haruki Murakami still stands up.
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The book is on it’s way, and it’s a monster at 900+ pages. It’s all of it in one. In some places it’ll be in multiple volumes, but in the US it will be in one giant book. Evidently the third installment was something added later after Murakami had thought his story was complete. Haruki Murakami has to be one of the most anticipated writers in current times. (WSJ – Murakami)
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