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Violence
A lot
Violence including assassinations; a cult's violent practices
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; a sex scene involving a twelve-year-old triggers the plot
Substance Use
None
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Explores identity, obsession, religious cults, and the nature of love across parallel realities
What this book is about
In 1984 Tokyo, fitness instructor Aomame and novelist Tengo find themselves drawn into a parallel world — 1Q84 — that Aomame enters after a series of strange events and Tengo enters through rewriting a young girl's fantasy novel. Their separate paths converge toward a cult, a supernatural force, and each other. Murakami's most ambitious novel.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
An adult's sexual encounter with a twelve-year-old is a plot element
Cult violence and control
Explicit sexual content throughout
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