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Nicola Reynolds Just read Taichi Yamada's 'Strangers' - can honestly say it's one of the best books I've ever read. Very atmospheric, got swept away into the city surroundings and the feelings of loneliness, compelling to say the least. I was particularly impressed by how the book makes you question the events that take place and whether they are a figment of the central character's imagination or really occurring. And a twist at the end! Am looking forward to reading more of Yamada's work.

132 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Eric: I rather liked "The Housekeeper and the Professor" - Yoko Ogawa. Deceptively simple - very warm feeling to it.
132 weeks ago

Eric I like getting Futomaki at local J grocery stores out here (LA county).

132 weeks ago from Sushi Lovers

Eric Slowly getting through The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins. Lots of description, slow pace, but interesting. Liked The Woman In White.

132 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Sarah Fowler: I liked The Woman in White too, and purchased The Moonstone a while ago but haven't read it yet. I look forward to getting to it soon!
132 weeks ago

Mehnaz Thawer: As did I, but I haven't read anything else by Collins. Let us know how it is :)
132 weeks ago

Eric Another good one is www.japanesepod101.com. Some content is free, you can create an account for free, and there are various levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced (you pay for beyond beginner level). I'm convinced that bombarding myself with Japanese every day will get me the familiarity I'm seeking with the language.

132 weeks ago from Japan

Eric I've been using Kanji cards. I ordered them from White Rabbit Press: http://www.whiterabbitpress.com/. The tough part is that the characters aren't just the simple ones; they show words using those Kanji, and those are often complicated ones. But I've found that working on them every day is definitely worthwhile.

132 weeks ago from Japan

Eric Celebrate freedom. Read a banned book. http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/info.html http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=319 Sept 26 - Oct 3, 2009

139 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Vanessa Alvarado: I'll Celebrate and read every book, thanks! The kid staple "Scary Stories" is banned? I love it! The illustrations are gorgeous/creepy.
139 weeks ago

Eric Just took a break from J Strange & M Norrel - read The Moon Maiden and other Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James for fun. Nick quick read.

139 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Eric Just started reading Japanese - Verbs and Essential Grammar 2nd ed. by Rita L. Lampkin. Anyone read it? Anyone learning Japanese here?

140 weeks ago from Japan

Eric KUSC has streaming audio - nice to listen to throughout the day.

140 weeks ago from Classical Music

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Erick Chang: Heh, I guess that comment was meant for me. I'm in NY so I don't know if we have KUSC here, but I'll check it out. Anyway, I'm a big Chopin/Liszt ...MoreHeh, I guess that comment was meant for me. I'm in NY so I don't know if we have KUSC here, but I'll check it out. Anyway, I'm a big Chopin/Liszt fan. Check out Chopin's Piano Concertos (I like No. 1 more than the second), but Liszt's Liebestraume No. 3 is an all-time favorite of mine. Currently learning to play La Campanella (the piano version), and boy it does a number on my right hand--watch Yundi Li play it and you'll see why. Are there any songs which invoke deep passionate emotion in you?
131 weeks ago

Kiyomi: Erick and Eric,

Aside from Vitali Chaconne, Canon in D my other faves are Violin Partita No. 3, Bach's Suite for Cello No. 1, and Chopin's ...MoreErick and Eric,

Aside from Vitali Chaconne, Canon in D my other faves are Violin Partita No. 3, Bach's Suite for Cello No. 1, and Chopin's Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2. :) Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to look into them.
130 weeks ago

I just finished the 5th book in the original Dune saga. One more original, and 13 follow up novels to follow.

140 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Kevin Durbin: Awesome series! I read the original series several years (Decades probably...lol) ago
140 weeks ago

Eric: Read three or four of the Dune series years ago. I think Dune and Childhood's End are the greatest scifi books ever.
140 weeks ago

Eric www.alljapaneseallthetime.com. He became fluent in a year and a half. Anyone know how mnemosyne works? That's the key.

141 weeks ago from Japan

Eric Just started Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke. Sister Carrie-great work on vanity of mercantilistic dreaming by the naive.

142 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Meghan Deaver: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is an interesting book - you have to give it a chance, though. It starts off a bit slow but builds.
142 weeks ago

Alexa Johnson: I had a friend who gave that to me with such raves, but try as I might, I just couldn't get into it. I'm thinking of trying again...
142 weeks ago

Eric I like listening to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. Lately have been listening to Bedrich's Smetana's "The Bartered Bride".

142 weeks ago from Classical Music

Kiyomi: I'll have to check out the Bartered Bride! :) Thx!
142 weeks ago

Eric There are a few meetup groups on Japan-at meetup.com. I belong to a literature one which just finished reading Shipwrecks - Yoshimura Akira

142 weeks ago from Japan

Eric Finishing up Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser. Critique of the mercantilist dreaming of the average person roughly Gilded Age period.

142 weeks ago from Book Shelf

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