1Q84

by Haruki Murakami

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1Q84: Section 1, Chapter 11 Summary


Aomame

One of Aomame’s talents is her ability to kick a man in the testicles. She believes wholeheartedly that a skilled, unflinching attack of this kind is the only way that a woman can fend off a physical attack by a man. She has discussed this with male acquaintances, one of whom once told her that being kicked in the testicles

hurts so much you think the end of the world is coming right now. I don’t know how else to put it. It’s different from ordinary pain.

Aomame is fascinated by this description and by...

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