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TagsFiction (593), Japan (560), Read (490), China (290), Biography (209), Nonfiction (206), Memoir (108), Japanese Literature (106), P (88), Art (72) — see all tags

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Groups50-Something Library Thingers, Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Club Read 2009, DimSum Thing, I Survived the Great Vowel Shift, Indian Authors, Japanese Culture, Japanese Literature, Language, Reading Globally

Favorite authorsRoald Dahl, Chitra Divakaruni, Lafcadio Hearn, Diane Johnson, Yasunari Kawabata, Garrison Keillor, Armistead Maupin, Peter Mayle, E. Annie Proulx, Donald Richie, David Sedaris, Susan Straight, Tobias Wolff (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresVroman's Bookstore

About meMy reviews also appear on my blog: http://booktsunami.blogspot.com/

My Reading/Reviewing Style--
--Unfortunately, I'm a slow, deliberate reader. I read a lot of books translated into English, especially from Chinese, Japanese, and French, so I often spend time wondering why certain words were chosen in particular sentences. I love word-crafting and perhaps this slows my reading a bit.
--I'm also a very committed reviewer. I seldom attempt to review a book without having read every word, unless it was so poor as to be unreadable.

--Interests: world cultures, China, Chinese Language (Mandarin), Japan, Japanese, Africa, India, French, linguistics, art, music, literature, history, cinema, anthropology, sociology, and dogs.
--At college I majored in Chinese Language & Literature when conventional wisdom was to study Japanese. I held a few different jobs and Fate brought me a Japanese prince instead of a Chinese one, so I had to study Japanese anyway. I can now be forgetful in at least 3 languages.
--I love to read non-fiction and fiction concerning China and Japan, and I welcome the chance to read and review Advance Reading Copies of new books of all kinds.

About my library95% = currently own
3% = I've read but don't own
2% = want to read/own
TBR is not so much a pile but a room full.
Over the years, I've kept some 'book diaries.' If I ever find them, I'll be able to record how I reacted to the readings. They're not really reviews--just brief comments.

A list of other favorite bookstores: HALF-PRICE BOOKS in Houston, TX, and BOOKS & COMPANY, Dayton, OH. In Tokyo the best place for new books in English is MARUZEN BOOKS, north side of Tokyo Station.

Homepagehttp://booktsunami.blogspot.com/

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