Comments on In Spring it is the Dawn: Reading Japan 2009

brizmus - I love the cover of Beyond the Bl...

2010-02-17T00:11:36.828+09:00

brizmus - I love the cover of Beyond the Blossoming Fields too. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Harvee - I'm glad Bellezza will be hosting a 4th JLit Challenge later this year too. Not that I really need a challenge to motivate me to read JLit. ;)

Michelle - The two non-fiction books that I read last year were both very interesting. Polite Lies is ever so slightly dated, but most of it is still very relevant. I look forward to discussing more books with you. :)

monnibo - Murakami is definitely one of the most well-known modern Japanese writers. You should give one of his books a try! They are translated but the translations are usually very good. Most of his work has been translated by the same couple of translators, who are very familiar with his style. I've also heard that he writes somewhat straightforwardly in Japanese so his style isn't as obscure or poetic as some of the Japanese classics that are so difficult to translate.

thekoolaidmom - I've seen the trailer for the anime movie of Paprika and it does look pretty wild. I've heard of Fruits Basket, but haven't tried it. I guess I wonder if it would be too "kawaii" for my taste. ??

Mark David - I know it's hard to fit in all the books we want to read. I'd love to discuss more JLit with you though so I'm very glad to hear you'll be reading Wind-up Bird with us. :)

Rebecca - You have so many great books ahead of you!

Thanks for this list and your other list. I'm ...

2010-02-02T05:45:03.971+09:00

Thanks for this list and your other list. I'm having fun making up my reading lists as I'm just dipping my toe in Japanese lit.

I also wish I'd read more Japanese titles last...

2010-02-01T21:15:28.328+09:00

I also wish I'd read more Japanese titles last year, and yes, the list is endless :)

I'd like to apologize that I still haven't been a contributor to the group. Schedule has been tight as always. But I am looking forward to reading Wind Up Bird Chronicle with the group, and I already have the book!

I hope to share more pleasant and enriching Japanese discussions with you this year :)

I saw an anime of Paprika, which was a bit of a st...

2010-01-31T21:04:55.835+09:00

I saw an anime of Paprika, which was a bit of a strange story, as I recall. I have xxxHOLiC and Vampire Knight on my manga stack, and read a lot of Fruits Basket last year (probably my only Japanese books, too).

I've heard so many good things about Haruki Mu...

2010-01-31T09:59:55.147+09:00

I've heard so many good things about Haruki Murakami, I really want to read a book by him. Are they written in English, or translated??

I'm really really interested in the two non-fi...

2010-01-31T08:17:13.258+09:00

I'm really really interested in the two non-fiction books you read, and a couple of your fiction books as well. Was a great challenge, this one. And also, a thank you to you as well, Tanabata, for hosting the Book Group and Read-Along. Looking forward to more discussions. =)

NICE to know there is a 4th Japanese Lit Challenge...

2010-01-31T05:21:14.608+09:00

NICE to know there is a 4th Japanese Lit Challenge 2010. I may try to read more books than I did last year and finish the ones I started! That includes two by Murakami and also The Old Capital. You have read some good ones.

This is awesome! I want to read every single one ...

2010-01-31T03:44:11.871+09:00

This is awesome! I want to read every single one of those books!
Maybe I'll start with Beyond the Blossoming Fields - it has a beautiful cover! :-)