Comments on: Japanese Literature Challenge 3

By: Bookie Mee | Japanese Season Has Ended, For Now

Bookie Mee | Japanese Season Has Ended, For Now — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:34:32 +0000

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By: Bookie Mee | Oishinbo: Ramen & Gyōza by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki

Bookie Mee | Oishinbo: Ramen & Gyōza by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:41:16 +0000

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By: Strangers by Taichi Yamada | Books of Mee

Strangers by Taichi Yamada | Books of Mee — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:35:44 +0000

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By: mee

mee — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:02:03 +0000

Oh yea I know that Strangers is ‘ghost story’ so it’s expected to find ghosts! :) I know which book you were referring to. For that one the ghost was completely unexpected and it was one ‘craziness’ among many others that I probably wan’t in the mood for.

I haven’t tried David Mitchell. I should.

By: Gnoe

Gnoe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:23:10 +0000

I didn’t tell you why because I thought it would be a spoiler. Then again, it should be safe to copy the David Mitchell quote on the book cover, shouldn’t it..?

Higly recommended. A cerebral and haunting ghost story, which completely wrong-footed me.

It’s the ghost story part — some of your quotes I read on the blog that make me wonder… Only one way to find out! :)

BTW I also love David Mitchell’s books :)

By: mee

mee — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:14:10 +0000

Wonder why you think I may not like Strangers.

Interestingly, the character in the book also doesn’t eat much :)

By: Gnoe

Gnoe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:09:03 +0000

I really loved Strangers by Yamada, but having read (just) a few of your reviews I wonder if you’ll like it… It would be fun to read your opinion!

BTW Hitomi Kanehara definitely looks like a doll but also like she could eat a bit more :(

By: mee

mee — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:00 +0000

Well I moved around a bit before settling in Sydney. Long long story :). But I left Indonesia in 1998. Indonesia is definitely heavily influenced by anything Japanese. Translated manga is widely available. Lately Korean dramas have come in big waves. But dramas from Taiwan, HK, Japan have always been quite popular.

Honestly I’m not even sure if I could read Geisha of Gion for this round’s challenge. I have too many challenges and books at hand too. O well, we’ll see how things go.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:50:43 +0000

Well, it could very well be because we are both from SEA. How long ago did you move to Sydney?

I do think there are a lot of Japanese and Chinese influences in Malaysia, though I’m not that sure about Indonesia. We especially import a lot of Japanese manga and anime (sometimes horribly translated in nonsensical Bahasa Melayu!), and tv series from Hong Kong. I think these days, the fad is quickly gearing towards tv dramas from Taiwan, Japan and Korea!

PS: It would be awesome if we did read Geisha of Gion at around the same time! But I’m probably not going to be reading the book in the next couple of months, I’ve got too many others on my plate already.

PPS: I was born mid-80s. :)

By: mee

mee — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:07:15 +0000

It could be the same movie actually. I don’t think there’s any other story like it! I actually watched the movie first, then looked for the book. I think there’s also a manga adaption of it.

Well won’t it be great if we both could read Geisha of Gion around the same time! (or at least for this challenge) About growing up with Japanese stuff, could it be because we’re both from South East Asia? I imagine countries in the area was heavily influenced by Japanese early on (I was born in the early 80s).