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Yutaka Yazawa

Autor de How to Live Japanese

9 Obras 60 Miembros 2 Reseñas

Obras de Yutaka Yazawa

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1970
Género
male
Nacionalidad
Japan

Miembros

Reseñas

It's fine, but I can barely remember it and only finished two weeks ago. I think I'm not the target marget anymore--I've learned so much about Japanese language, history, culture, etc., that a well-done overview is a bit dull, like sitting through your Mom's explanation (to a stranger) of how everyone's specifically related to one another.

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!… (más)
 
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ashleytylerjohn | otra reseña | Oct 13, 2020 |
I struggled with this book, perhaps due to my expectations.

I assumed from the title and the cover that I'd read a book about the inner workings of Japan, and what it's like to be / live as a Japanese person. Personal stories, photos, how to deal with culture shock, that sort of thing.

Instead, this is what I'd consider more of a coffee table photo book, with encyclopedic details about the towns, food, history and culture in Japan.

I travel full time, and this isn't a book I would use as a resource with which to inform myself about Japan and it's inhabitants before going there. It was attractive, but, it didn't resonate with me at all.… (más)
 
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bonnyadventures | otra reseña | Feb 3, 2019 |

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Obras
9
Miembros
60
Popularidad
#277,520
Valoración
½ 3.3
Reseñas
2
ISBNs
12
Idiomas
7

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