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Japanese book club: finished the first chapter! We muddled over some of of the grammar points and nuances, but overall understood everything. Very eerie how similar this country's history is to our current situation. 第一話の終わりです！偶然だけど、この国の状況は今のと同じ感じだし独りぼっちの人生ですね。
— Apr 25, 2020 11:04AM
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Carmen
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Japanese book club: third chapter, short, mildly amusing, and sad. The old men's way of speaking was a bit of a doozy, but luckily the internet helped. It ended without concrete answers, but it didn't really need them. Interesting to wonder about though. あの三人の状況はなんか面白くてとても悲しいですね。鉄道会社に何があったか思っています。先の命令を忘れてしまったか、仕事がどうでもいいって気にしないで思っていましたか、それとあの三人の家族がどうになりましたか...
— Sep 04, 2020 09:29PM
Carmen
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Japanese book club: finished the second chapter. Also has similarities to the current situation but with an unfortunate ending. Again, the general plot was easy to follow, nuances got muddled sometimes, and lots of politics-oriented vocabulary. 歴史、革命がちょっと面白いけど結局この国があまり好きじゃなかったです。最後の人の考え方、一人ぼっちでも死ぬでも他の方法を考えたくない考え方は本当に大変です。ヤバイ、また今の状況と同じ感じですね。
— Jul 23, 2020 08:22PM
Carmen
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Japanese book club: inching our way slowly through the first chapter. Some confusion re: time, as scenes have been bouncing back and forth, which doesn't seem necessary... I haven't consumed any of the related material in English, so everything will be a new adventure. まだ人間一人いないけど、機械がたくさんあります。どんな話でしょうか…
— Dec 30, 2019 12:50PM
