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Don't know what it is about 1Q84, but no one is luke warm about it. People either love it or hate it. I think it's a masterpiece. I've read 5 Murakamis (Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, Hard Boiled Wonderland, What I Talk About), but I've not read Wind-Up Bird, so I have no frame of reference to compare in that debate, however. Edit: 8bit, if you want a good Murakami introduction, I would recommend reading Kafka on the Shore. It's amazing and accessible to the uninitiated. I think Murakami's style is what is sometimes known as magical realism, or something similar. 1Q84 is jumping off the deep end when you don't know how to swim. Probably not a good place to start.