1q84 book

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1Q84 by haruki murakami, series of 3, published in 2009, 2010 & 2011.

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My coffee with 1Q84 Literary trilogy

Illustrations made for Murakami's novel "1Q84"

Digested in easy to chew, half hour chunks, Murakami's 1Q84 is an entertaining, thought stimulating novel. But on a long distance airplane flight would it be more of a sleep enhancer? Mel wonders.