It became too cringey for me. The Harry Potter references were boring alongside the endless other brands and media references that feel lazy to be honest. The characters are in New York and the one that’s from the city chooses to go to a place in Timesquare? It just doesn’t seem like it makes logical sense. I didn’t get excited about the characters either that much. 

Imagine my shock though when one of the main characters Arthur is from basically my hometown and references Milton and Roswell Georgia a couple times. Didn’t know that was part of this book but maybe that played a role in why I put it on my TBR in the first place. 

I still want to finish this but something about it never hooks me

I got about 100 pages in and felt like I was dragging my way through. I also found myself falling asleep at times so I’d like to read something more enticing. 

Was due back to the library. I might pick it back up another time.

I wasn’t hooked and really just wanted the sex bc I’m impatient. It’s written well and the mystery is fun but I’m horny and want to read more sex

BOO

Bless the poor soul that reads this book. I only made it about 40 pages in wading through the never ending paragraphs of unnecessary information and boring prose. 

ACAB

I read through book 1 and about halfway through book 2 before putting this series down. It was much too slow-paced for me. Murakami will repeat himself over and over explaining plot points or having characters discuss exposition that has already been established. I like Aomame. She's one of the only characters that kept me reading, but eventually the other characters just weigh the story down. Also Tengo and Fuka Eri... No thanks. Murakami, you can keep that.

The book's premise is interesting and unique. I will probably look up a summary because I would like to know how this all ends. Do Aomame and Tengo reunite? Is 1Q84 the permanent new reality? Questions I don't have answers to but that I don't want to keep reading to find out, unfortunately.

This book kind of reminds me of a long-running TV show where plot points are reviewed every (or every few) episode(s) in case you missed one. And where some episodes drag on, possibly as filler. But I can't have missed an episode because this is a book. And what's the purpose of filler?????? Tell me the story please. 
SPOILERS: My favorite scene in the books was Aomame discussing with the Sakigake leader about the Little People and killing him. Their conversation was fascinatingly packed with new world-building information, but that scene couldn't keep me going. That scene almost is like a peek into how the story could have been but isn't.