1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

A book that's hard to characterize; it doesn't fit any genre. The book jacket says it's a "love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's 1984", and I largely agree. The story is set in Tokyo in 1984, and tells several stories simultaneously, with characters converging and revealing complex connections. Each of the main characters is living a rather purposeless life, and have their routines deeply shaken as they inadvertently step into the alternate reality of 1Q84. The story is indeed a mystery, but not in the usual sense. Murakami is one of those masterful writers who makes sharing the journey as intriguing as the storyline. Knopf, hardcover, 925 pages.