tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post1065409285273550769..comments2010-06-21T21:04:06.019-05:00Comments on Faith Adeline Reviews: Real World By: Natsuo KirinoEmily Harring http://www.blogger.com/profile/04201778213644533759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-15345678632018413822009-08-29T18:23:14.081-05:002009-08-29T18:23:14.081-05:00Are Kirino's books always about murder? :P I&#...Are Kirino's books always about murder? :P I've read Out and totally loved it. I'm wondering if I should pick up her other books because most people say they're not as good as Out (which I highly recommend to you if you haven't read it :)meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328641316798271079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-53132414198185036492009-08-09T06:35:34.454-05:002009-08-09T06:35:34.454-05:00thanks for the very good review-my Amazon wish lis...thanks for the very good review-my Amazon wish list is filling up with titles thanks to insighful posts like this oneMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-75489503180054746882009-08-08T02:26:44.599-05:002009-08-08T02:26:44.599-05:00Oh, wow, thanks so much, guys! I'm glad you li...Oh, wow, thanks so much, guys! I'm glad you liked the review (:Emily Harring https://www.blogger.com/profile/04201778213644533759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-65482136883584131522009-08-07T09:01:03.154-05:002009-08-07T09:01:03.154-05:00Great review! I haven't read any Natsuo Kirin...Great review! I haven't read any Natsuo Kirino yet but have Out waiting to be read for the challenge. I am looking forward to experiencing her voice for myself.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-81564737989854073642009-08-06T18:24:36.797-05:002009-08-06T18:24:36.797-05:00Yes I agree with all three with you. In my case, m...Yes I agree with all three with you. In my case, my induction to reading literature pretty much began with a short novel by Murakami. As such, it didn't take me some getting used to that Japanese writers "seem" to not focus on the plot; that's actually the style I came to love from early on. I do love the way their writings to be "rich in emotion and voice", and yes Real World is certainly rich in "voice". Sometimes I even get bored with the more standard forms of novels where much of the focus is on plot--how the hero encounters a problem and how it ends up getting solved (or not). That's why I'm somewhat partial to Japanese works :)<br /><br />I love what you said that they "really breathe life into them". That captures just what I feel about my favorite Japanese writers. Great review Faith :)Mark Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191881042368314958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-25762795418222107872009-08-06T12:18:22.547-05:002009-08-06T12:18:22.547-05:00I agree with Bellezza, very interesting review. I...I agree with Bellezza, very interesting review. I read her book Out last year for the challenge and really enjoyed it. It took a lot of time focusing on characters and I loved that about it. This one sounds very good. And I love that cover!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787749561810810221.post-16462770383402024542009-08-06T08:04:11.451-05:002009-08-06T08:04:11.451-05:00You've written such an interesting review, Emi...You've written such an interesting review, Emily. This sentence of yours: "I've seen that the authors tend to focus more on the characters than on the plot" was something I had to discover, too, when I first picked up Japanese fiction. I was all mad there wasn't anything <i>happening</i>, but that was so narrow of me. I enjoy the close up and in depth views we have of the characters in Japanese literature, as you said. This book sounds a bit upsetting, but very interesting all the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com