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Simon’s 2024 Year in Books
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Travelling North: A Hitchhiker's Tale
Uramoto-san was short, in his thirties, with a buzz cut and a smile that practically broke his face in half. At eight p.m. he fired up his Fuso and told me to jump in. We would be carrying a consignment of senbei to Kōfu city in Yamanashi prefecture, he said. As we pulled out of Himeji under stormy skies, I imagined the accident scene—the cops, ambulance crew, everyone standing around munching o Read more of this blog post »
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"I was so excited to receive my copy of Pearl City having loved Simon's previous work. There's something about the way Simon writes that transports me into his stories like few others can. When you couple that skill with really clever story lines, Pea"
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"Excellent book. A great collection of short stories. Highly enjoyable and recommended."
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Simon Rowe
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Christopher Green's review
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Pearl City: Stories from Japan and Elsewhere:
"This short story collection opens with the superb Pearl City. Within a few lines I was transported into a scene that came alive on the page, sitting on the leather sofa with private investigator Mami Suzuki, finding out with her what her brief is and"
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Simon Rowe
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Ashley's review
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Japan Unmasked: The Character & Culture of the Japanese (Tuttle Classics):
"I had high hopes, as I always do for books about Japan, but this one failed to live up to them for two serious reasons:
1, there was sore need of an editor, if for nothing else than to arrange the random chapters into some kind of order; a better edit" Read more of this review » |
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Pearl City: Stories from Japan and Elsewhere
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| A rollicking read which reminded me a lot of of Dan Brown's cyber thriller "Digital Fortress", only with more dry humor and Japanese sake (or should that be humor and dry sake?). Although this is the second installment in the Ted Hara series, it's ea ...more | |
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“I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”
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“I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
TW Book Club
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The Tokyo Weekender Book Club We focus on books either by Japanese authors or set in Japan. April 2023 Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima Translated by ...more
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This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
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Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more
Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan is th ...more
