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JigsawMan
Posts: 185 Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:09 pmLocation: UK
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by JigsawMan Sat May 28, 2005 9:13 am
Can anyione recommend some good books to read set in Japan? Since reading all the Dan Brown books I feel like reading something different. I also watched the last Samurai the other night and that got me thinking about reading some books about samauai and ninja's and the like... yeah, I know, at 26 years I should have probbaly grown up somewhat by now... but I haven't.
Capt. Takehiko
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by Capt. Takehiko Sat May 28, 2005 10:25 am
Well, it doesn't have ninjas or samurai but Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore would be the best translated title currently on the market. Its astonishing.
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miroku
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by miroku Sat May 28, 2005 3:18 pm
Look no further than James Clavell's SHOGUN. Holy crap that book is fun to read. 1200 pages of entertainment!
it290
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by it290 Sat May 28, 2005 4:20 pm
Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima. Great writer all around, but that's my favorite of his.
Palmer Eldritch
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by Palmer Eldritch Sat May 28, 2005 5:59 pm
Koji Suzuki: Ring
Koji Suzuki: Spiral
Koji Suzuki: Loop
Yes, it´s a trilogy
Ryo Murakami: Into the Miso Soup
Taichi Yamada: Strangers
None of these contain samurai btw. Contemporary Japan.
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SheSaidDutch
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by SheSaidDutch Sat May 28, 2005 7:30 pm
it290 wrote: Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima. Great writer all around, but that's my favorite of his.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion- Yukio Mishima
It nearly brought me to tears
I only own this from Yukio Mishima, I plan to purchase the others in time and when I'm not broke
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captain ahar
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by captain ahar Sat May 28, 2005 8:12 pm
Battle Royale was great. as was the Ring trilogy.Yakuza diary : doing time in the Japanese underworld was a fun read.
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greg
Posts: 1859 Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:10 amLocation: Gunma-ken, Japan
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by greg Sun May 29, 2005 12:22 am
Read Idoru by William Gibson. Great sci-fi mixed with plenty of Japanese pop-culture.
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beatifik
Posts: 81 Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:49 amLocation: brooklyn
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by beatifik Sun May 29, 2005 5:09 pm
the wind-up bird chronicle is pretty good. it's starts strong but kinda loses steam toward the end, but overall is a solid read.
say, by the way...
