From acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami ("Kafka on the Shore," "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle") comes 1Q84, intended as an to George Orwell's classic "1984." "1Q84" is a puzzling tapestry woven together from the lives of an eccentric cast of leading characters, including a female assassin and a down-on-his luck novelist. A haunting and magnificent masterpiece, "1Q84" is the kind of book readers won't be able to stop thinking about.