NP: 1Q84

Bekah bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net
Mon Nov 7 11:41:36 CST 2011


The narrators (two male,  one female - all excellent)  of the audio version pronounce it One-Q-Ninety-four.   In my correct o,  it ought to have been written out as  "1q84"  so the Qq would actually look like a different sort of 9.  Oh well.. 



On Nov 7, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:

> On 11/7/2011 11:31 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:
>> Reading 1Q84 next to the beach in Montezuma.
>> 
>> Thought occurred to me that the character Aomame joins the list of
>> literary female ass-kickers. She has perfected ten different
>> techniques for effectively kicking a man in the balls. DL and she
>> would probably get along.
>> 
> I started it but haven't gotten very far yet.
> 
> Is the title pronounced Q-teen eighty four?
> 
> P




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