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Post by Jade on May 19, 2014 7:19:12 GMT
Do we have a books thread yet? Because, if not, we need one. What's everyone been reading lately? The other day I got the first three of The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, and after spending the next few days reading them I've been in love with them ever since♥ The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, and The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
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May 19, 2014 16:01:17 GMT
Post by AlanP on May 19, 2014 16:01:17 GMT
Not read a great deal lately. But would recommend James Clavell particularly these books.
The Asian Saga consisting of six novels:
King Rat (1962): Set in a Japanese POW camp in Singapore, 1945 Tai-Pan (1966): Set in Hong Kong, 1841 Shōgun (1975): Set in feudal Japan, 1600 Noble House (1981): Set in Hong Kong, 1963 Whirlwind (1986): Set in Iran, 1979 Gai-Jin (1993): Set in Japan, 1862
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May 28, 2014 1:37:30 GMT
Post by Bokusenou on May 28, 2014 1:37:30 GMT
Pretty much just a book on the history of kanji (漢字と日本人) and a novel (ミーナの行進).
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May 30, 2014 0:43:09 GMT
Post by LittleGaijin on May 30, 2014 0:43:09 GMT
A books thread! I have a Goodreads account if anyone wants to add me, and check out all the embarrassing books I read that I won't bother mentioning on here (haha...), but as for my non-embarrassing books... I'm currently reading "Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West" and "A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire / A Game of Thrones, #3)". I love these books! For Japanese books, I'm reading my copy of Game of Thrones (book one) in Japanese.
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Aug 15, 2015 7:41:00 GMT
Post by Bokusenou on Aug 15, 2015 7:41:00 GMT
I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. The latter for book club.
I was kind of a little surprised when I picked up American Gods. When I was little I loved myths & legends, and the first thing I did when I got my first library card when I was 6 or so, was go to the mythology part of the children's section. I was disappointed that there were no "American Mythology"books, and as I was struck with the dull realisation that I was born into a country without it's own myths and legends, I began to learn as much as I could about the mythologies of the world. First American Indian,then Greek, Norse, African, Celtic, Chinese, Japanese,and anything else I could find. So when I saw the title "American Gods", it made my inner child happy.
The book itself is very good too. The author was born in England, and settled in the US, so he has this incredibly poetic way of phrasing things that reminds me of why I like Brit-lit. The book has a lot of mythology references, which I love, even if I'd forgotten a lot of them, but they're mentioned in such a way that it doesn't matter if the reader knows them or not.
The Goldfinch is alright. So far it's about a boy dealing with his mother's death, but it's sort of rambling to the point where it could have used a more thorough editor.
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