Laura’s Reviews > A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony > Status Update

I’m really not sure about this book. Other reviewers have noted its repetitiveness, despite its breadth. I also keep wincing at the way it characterizes the Japanese people; the reductionist stereotypes remind me of eugenicist descriptions of national character from a century ago. They’re not just comparisons either. They have a critical even bitter undertone that strikes me as a personal gripe.