tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497228486330666591.post2717846138968511689..comments2023-05-13T20:02:56.883+05:30Comments on Words Beyond Borders: 1Q84 - Haruki MurakamiWordsBeyondBordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977837061092838646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497228486330666591.post-90338948994534152282012-10-14T08:06:56.863+05:302012-10-14T08:06:56.863+05:30I think Murakami did a great job making the little...I think Murakami did a great job making the little people scary. It was in the vein of Hitchcockian mystery where not everything is shown explicitly, but only implied. Similarly through most of the book, we sense the presence of the 'little people' but do not actually know much about them. Their shadow is present thorough the book, but not the actual people. We mostly see them through the eyes of others isn't and it gives a sense of foreboding to us about what they are capable of and what they are planning to do. Lot of things are left our imagination. If they had been described in detail, the sense of mystery and thrill would have been lost. The first time we see them (briefly though) when they come out of a person's mouth was spine tingling. So is the time when they pluck threads out of air (at the end). We don't know what tricks they are up to now. WordsBeyondBordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977837061092838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497228486330666591.post-39169966008126690662012-10-14T07:54:46.839+05:302012-10-14T07:54:46.839+05:30I basically hated this book. Maybe I over reacte...I basically hated this book. Maybe I over reacted as it did not meet my expectations. You are right many loved it and many hated it but few said it was ok. How did you react to the little people? I think they somehow turned the book off to me as I kept waiting for them to burst into song. Your great review will make me rethink the book. I wonder if this book had gotten universal acclaim if he would have won Nobel prize.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com