Assignment: Find Cherry

by Jack Seward

Unknown Binding

About the author

Since 1941 Jack Seward has been involved with the Japanese language as student, teacher, and author of more than 30 books. He has also been a lecturer on Japanese culture and communication as well as a professional interpreter and translator. In 1986 the Emperor of Japan awarded Seward the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, for his efforts. Seward now lives in his native Texas with his Japanese wife.

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bad writing and a completely predictable and far-fetched plot plague this thin thriller. However Seward must have put a fair amount of research into Hawiian and Japanese speech as he peppers the book with it liberally and seems to have it down, although I wouldn't be able to tell otherwise. Has many failings of its era (1969). The villain is a sexy woman and is called a b!tch at one point. The Hawaiian beach boys seemed stereotypical to me, but again I wouldn't know. Stays away from exoticising Japanese women by not really featuring any. The PI, Curt Stone, is as flat as a wafer; and exposition is offered through his purported thinking which is often repetitive and completely lacking in subtlety. I enjoyed learning a little about Hawaii; and the idea of a far right extremeist cult of Japanese Nationalists who want to be Samurai and kill whitey.