i am on book 3 of 1Q84 and i cannot wait to write something about it. i know i usually do this after completing the book. but the urge to express this means i do it now.

reading book 3 feels so different after reading book 1 and 2. it’s like reading a different book altogether!
its like, after a peak on the graph, it suddenly goes down. for one thing, i dont like this ushikawa character. no doubt, i realised, after reading other reviews that this ushikawa was a character in one of haruki’s novel and making an appearance in 1Q84, not just an appearance, he is quite a role in the third book. readers who have read the novel he appeared in prior to this might be able to relate to his character. but i dont. he appeared in book 2 but i didnt think he could then play a ‘major’ role in book 3! it’s like out of nowhere, suddenly, he is part of the main character. this is supposed to be about aomame and tengo and their narrations, so why does ushikawa suddenly takes centre stage? if he is to be an important character, i thought he would have been put in since book 1 so i could get acquainted with him. not now, when i was in love with aomame and tengo and the idea that they will meet in book 3. i just want aomame and tengo. no one else. and even fuka eri, komatsu, dowager, tamaru, professor ebisuno. them i like.

its a drag to read at this point of time because i think there is a whole lot of repetitions at every chapter. there’s no excitement, no adventure of what is going to happen next. nothing mysterious as it had been in book 1 and book 2. i am close to disappointment, but i am keeping that on hold because about 1/5 of the book. i know it is too early to judge. i seriously hope it will get better by the time i reach chapter 6.

and please. stop with this ushikawa person.