I dunno, call me old-fashioned (or hardheaded) I just like having a real book, with real pages, that I can get off my real bookshelf and read.
Really.
Same here. Nothing beats the feel of a book in your hands, flipping the pages and all. I'm avoiding the Kindle for the rest of my life. _________________
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject:
1Q8Done. Finally finished my first foray in a world crafted by Haruki Murakami's mind. At 924 pages it took me quite a while to finish but I did enjoy the book, enough to want to read some of his other works which he has written previously.
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Tu_triky wrote:
1Q8Done. Finally finished my first foray in a world crafted by Haruki Murakami's mind. At 924 pages it took me quite a while to finish but I did enjoy the book, enough to want to read some of his other works which he has written previously.
I liked 'Norwegian wood' which I believe is now a movie. _________________
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:45 pm Post subject:
kenjilina wrote:
I liked 'Norwegian wood' which I believe is now a movie.
I just bought that book on Amazon...and you're right there is a movie based on that book. I think I'm going to read another Japanese fiction novel called, "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino, of "Out" fame because it's been sitting on my book shelf for years...literally.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
I just bought that book on Amazon...and you're right there is a movie based on that book. I think I'm going to read another Japanese fiction novel called, "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino, of "Out" fame because it's been sitting on my book shelf for years...literally.
I must look for that one as I have read �A�E�g(sorry just using my go keyboard! ) and enjoyed it. _________________
If, like me, you're old enough to remember the "Space Race" of the '60s, I think you'll really enjoy this book. It not only talks about the original Mercury 7 astronauts, but also talks about the other 25 candidates that didn't make the cut. But by no means should those guys be looked on as failures. They all had outstanding careers in and out of the military.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:54 am Post subject:
kenjilina wrote:
I liked 'Norwegian wood' which I believe is now a movie.
Yes, you're right. I heard the book was really good albeit depressing. I bought two more Murakami books after finishing 1Q84 but I'm reading Grotesque right now.
I think I'm going to read another Japanese fiction novel called, "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino, of "Out" fame because it's been sitting on my book shelf for years...literally. [/img]
This is a fantastic book, really absorbing. I hope you're enjoying it!
Tu_triky wrote:
1Q8Done. Finally finished my first foray in a world crafted by Haruki Murakami's mind. At 924 pages it took me quite a while to finish but I did enjoy the book, enough to want to read some of his other works which he has written previously.
If you're keen on other Murakamis, I recommend the following:
Norwegian Wood (skip the movie, it sucks)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Dance Dance Dance
A Wild Sheep Chase
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (heavy)
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Sputnik Sweetheart
He also has three collections of short stories, if you're interested in those. _________________
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:25 am Post subject:
junny wrote:
If you're keen on other Murakamis, I recommend the following:
Norwegian Wood (skip the movie, it sucks)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Dance Dance Dance
A Wild Sheep Chase
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (heavy)
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Sputnik Sweetheart
He also has three collections of short stories, if you're interested in those.
Thank you very much for the recommendations.
I have Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore...I will hopefully get to them after I finish Grotesque.
It's a Nisei version of 'The Greatest Generation' the author interviewed 98 former members of the Nisei division and MIS. He was at JANM today, did a little talk and book signing, so were some of the old Nisei division guys. All in all a very interesting day.
The "Cliffs of Insanity" scene was filmed at the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast of Ireland. I was standing on the those cliffs earlier this month. They are pretty spectacular.
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If they make an English language version, or maybe even if they don't, I'll definitely be reading this one:
NHK to release book on the history of its morning dramas
NHK will be releasing a book titled "Asadora no 55nen" (The 55 years of morning dramas") on 17 Oct (JPY 2,484) which is a compilation of the TV station's 93 morning dramas produced from 1961 to present. From the first drama "Musume to Watashi" to the current offering of "Asa ga kita", the book talks about the famous scenes from each of the dramas and the storylines as well as unknown behind-the-scenes trivia. In addition, there are interviews of the actresses who had taken on the heroine roles including Kashiyama Fumie who starred in the 6th asadora "Ohanahan" which holds the record of highest viewership rating at 56.4% and Nounen Rena who starred in the 88th asadora "Ama-chan".
If they make an English language version, or maybe even if they don't, I'll definitely be reading this one:
NHK to release book on the history of its morning dramas
NHK will be releasing a book titled "Asadora no 55nen" (The 55 years of morning paris cdg transfer dramas") on 17 Oct (JPY 2,484) which is a compilation of the TV station's 93 morning dramas produced from 1961 to present. From the first drama "Musume to Watashi" to the current offering of "Asa ga kita", the book talks about the famous scenes from each of the dramas and the storylines as well as unknown behind-the-scenes trivia. In addition, there are interviews of the actresses who had taken on the heroine roles including Kashiyama Fumie who starred in the 6th asadora "Ohanahan" which holds the record of highest viewership rating at 56.4% and Nounen Rena who starred in the 88th asadora "Ama-chan".
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