Comments on: Clueless in Tokyo by Betty Reynolds

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

Bookie Mee | Japanese Season Has Ended, For Now — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:35:39 +0000

[...] Clueless in Tokyo by Betty Reynolds (finished 10/09, ) [...]

By: Mark David

Mark David — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:11:28 +0000

yes, that’s it, how it allows us to go farther with our minds :)
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By: mee

mee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:57:35 +0000

That would make a long internal discussion for me, because I do love visual/graphic novels a whole lot. However I may have to agree with you that nothing can beat words. I love how fluid they are and how much they can evoke. I guess that’s the reason why I love books more than movies (as much as I love movies). With books I can go farther with my mind. With words the possibilities are literally boundless!

By: Mark David

Mark David — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:19:18 +0000

I would say yes, of course a picture is worth a thousand words. But a single-page of well-written prose (or poetry for that matter) can evoke a multitude of images, both moving and still, along with scents and sounds and even heartbeats. I think of myself as a “visual” person and I’m quite dependent on the need to see beauty with my own eyes. But even for me, beautiful words go a much longer way with the mind’s eye. Words, at least for me, is able to touch the soul more quickly :)
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By: Japanese Literature Challenge 3 | Books of Mee

Japanese Literature Challenge 3 | Books of Mee — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:37:37 +0000

[...] Clueless in Tokyo by Betty Reynolds (finished 10/09, ) [...]

By: mee

mee — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:32:42 +0000

Yea, I wouldn’t have known about it if not for my regular visiting to the Japan Foundation here in Sydney. They have the whole library full of Japanese books (translated or not)!

By: mee

mee — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:30:21 +0000

I imagine it to be pretty scary that the doors open automatically, but that’s because I imagine them to open with strong force and hit you in the face. I’m sure it’s not like that though :)

By: Bellezza

Bellezza — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:43:30 +0000

What a cool book! I have to have it! Thanks for posting about it, and feeding my fascination with all things Japanese.

By: Jackie (Farm Lane Books)

Jackie (Farm Lane Books) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:24:11 +0000

I think that knowing taxi doors open automatically is one of the most useful facts to know before going to Japan – you really annoy taxi drivers when you try to do it – I think it can break them! Getting in a taxi is often one of the first things you do when you get there, so it is nice not to start off on the wrong foot.
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