I read through book 1 and about halfway through book 2 before putting this series down. It was much too slow-paced for me. Murakami will repeat himself over and over explaining plot points or having characters discuss exposition that has already been established. I like Aomame. She's one of the only characters that kept me reading, but eventually the other characters just weigh the story down. Also Tengo and Fuka Eri... No thanks. Murakami, you can keep that.

The book's premise is interesting and unique. I will probably look up a summary because I would like to know how this all ends. Do Aomame and Tengo reunite? Is 1Q84 the permanent new reality? Questions I don't have answers to but that I don't want to keep reading to find out, unfortunately.

This book kind of reminds me of a long-running TV show where plot points are reviewed every (or every few) episode(s) in case you missed one. And where some episodes drag on, possibly as filler. But I can't have missed an episode because this is a book. And what's the purpose of filler?????? Tell me the story please. 
SPOILERS: My favorite scene in the books was Aomame discussing with the Sakigake leader about the Little People and killing him. Their conversation was fascinatingly packed with new world-building information, but that scene couldn't keep me going. That scene almost is like a peek into how the story could have been but isn't.