Comments on In Spring it is the Dawn: Sunday Salon: Is there such a thing as too much hy...

Thanks again for the book! I'm watching for it...

2011-12-04T14:09:57.751+09:00

Thanks again for the book! I'm watching for it (parcels seem to take an eternity at the moment over here).
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy 1Q84. I think it's much more linear than his other works (and probably why I enjoyed it more).

Congrats to all winners! I'm sorry to hear yo...

2011-11-26T19:40:11.527+09:00

Congrats to all winners!

I'm sorry to hear you're a bit disappointed by 1Q84. Us Dutchies didn't have to wait as long for a translation (in which the title is written with a lower case 'q' btw, as it resembles a '9' (1q84)), so that could have something to do with it.

Also, I know I loved Kafka and Wind-up Bird but it is too long ago to remember if my reading experience differs.

And I fully agree that the liking of a book depends on your mindset. So, I'm no help at all. ;) Sorry!

Sadly, hype gets me A LOT. Best example I can thin...

2011-11-15T23:45:30.822+09:00

Sadly, hype gets me A LOT. Best example I can think of: The Lovely Bones. Super hyped, bought it in hardcover, HATED IT. Ugg.

My enjoyment of a book has definitely been affecte...

2011-11-15T08:43:12.129+09:00

My enjoyment of a book has definitely been affected by hype. It's getting to the point where I won't read a book right away if there's a lot of talk about it.

The hype convinced me to buy the eBook or I might ...

2011-11-15T05:48:29.798+09:00

The hype convinced me to buy the eBook or I might have ignored it. I enjoyed 1Q84 because it's partly a crime thriller, one of my favorite genres to read. That kept me going, as well as the fantasy, I admit.

I'm reading 1Q84 at the moment and I like it b...

2011-11-14T22:36:17.992+09:00

I'm reading 1Q84 at the moment and I like it but maybe I don't LOVE it completely - things could change as I'm only on Book 1, so I'll have to wait and see. I don't like it when there's too much hype surrounding a book, even when it's one of my favourite authors, because it's so difficult for the experience to live up to the expectations. Anyway, I'm still enjoying 1Q84 and I'm looking forward to reading the book club post about it at the end of November.

Not started my copies of 1q84 yet, am waiting till...

2011-11-14T21:49:42.829+09:00

Not started my copies of 1q84 yet, am waiting till I've got some time off work before diving in.
PS, Congrats to the winners

Hmm, the hype? I ignore it. I am a Murakami fan, b...

2011-11-14T16:12:27.986+09:00

Hmm, the hype? I ignore it. I am a Murakami fan, but still haven't read or even acquired this new book. And keep in mind that book 1 and 2 were already available since last year here in the Netherlands. Maybe I'm going against the hype. Or maybe I just have enough to read and can't face big books right now.

What a pity you didn't like it as much as you'd hoped. The books you mention are exactly my favorites by Murakami, so it's a pity to read that 1Q84 doesn't live up to it.

That happens to me all the time. Hype can ruin a b...

2011-11-14T08:07:47.230+09:00

That happens to me all the time. Hype can ruin a book for me. I wonder if it will ruin this book for me.

Like you, I've been anticipating the release o...

2011-11-14T07:55:52.880+09:00

Like you, I've been anticipating the release of 1Q84 for so (too?) long. And, like you, I find it "less than" Kafka on The Shore or Wind-up Bird Chronicles which instantly stole my heart. I enjoyed 1Q84. I'll be thinking of it for a long time. I tried writing a review, which was so very difficult for me, and with which I'im still dissatisfied. But, I don't love 1Q84. I suspect there might be too much hype, I suspect there might be too high of an expectation on my part, and I suspect that it isn't quite the book that Kafka is. My personal favorite. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts when you finish it/post the discussion at the end of November.

I think there can definitely be too much hype. I ...

2011-11-14T05:33:58.905+09:00

I think there can definitely be too much hype. I know that when a book is very hyped, like this Murakami one or The Help has been with the film release or The Night Circus, it puts me off reading it. I usually wait for the hype to die down and then give it a go with a fresh mind, otherwise the books never live up to my expectations.

I've had both happen. I try to tune out hype a...

2011-11-14T04:53:11.259+09:00

I've had both happen. I try to tune out hype as much as possible, or wait until it's subsided until reading a new book, but that's not always going to happen with favorite authors. And there have been lots of times that I haven't felt engaged in the book that I felt sure I would love if my brain were more focused or I were in a different mood. When I'm in that situation, I should put the book aside, but I hardly every do. I will add it to my eventual reread list if I'm pretty sure it was a victim of bad timing.