tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post1524540935058417539..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: THE MAKIOKA SISTERSJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-60623798045647695022015-11-10T13:34:10.719-08:002015-11-10T13:34:10.719-08:00Enjoy!!Enjoy!!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-2802398959218387442015-11-10T13:32:18.704-08:002015-11-10T13:32:18.704-08:00Fascinating! I admit I had not heard of this book,...Fascinating! I admit I had not heard of this book, but it's going on my TBR list right this instant.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-66395997977601346492015-11-10T10:13:31.726-08:002015-11-10T10:13:31.726-08:00History is so odd. Yes Japanese society was closed...History is so odd. Yes Japanese society was closed to the outside world pre WWII, though this book shows how the outside world had started to creep in. But what is odd is how we dropped two atomic bombs on them, then moved in and became some kind of commercial and cultural best friends with them, then had a hissy fit when Americans started buying their products more than our own, and on and on it goes. Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-44665460940498279012015-11-09T18:24:02.761-08:002015-11-09T18:24:02.761-08:00I like your description of it as a Japanese versio...I like your description of it as a Japanese version of P&P. Pre-WWII, Japanese society seemed so closed to the outside world; was it not? I had a nonfiction book about that but now can't recall the title. I'll have to ask my friend from Japan if this novel was mandatory reading in schools. And I too liked Memoirs of a Geisha (what a book!) and wonder why that author didn't write a follow-up. hmm. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-89738162328306037382015-11-08T18:33:02.078-08:002015-11-08T18:33:02.078-08:00Yes but Pride and Prejudice was an earlier British...Yes but Pride and Prejudice was an earlier British custom. I'm sure it is more modern now in Japan. The book you mentioned sounds good. I will check it out.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-36912599739029313302015-11-08T15:00:54.136-08:002015-11-08T15:00:54.136-08:00It's interesting that you thought it resembled...It's interesting that you thought it resembled Pride and Prejudice given how different Japanese culture was/is to our own. I recently read The Snow Kimono by Mark Henshaw based in 1950-1960s, Japan. It has some elements of Greek tragedy and some contemporary elements as well. I thought it was very accomplished. It is one of my best reads of this year.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-73040303314961892882015-11-08T14:21:29.802-08:002015-11-08T14:21:29.802-08:00Thank you. I loved Memoirs of a Geisha. Do you hav...Thank you. I loved Memoirs of a Geisha. Do you have a blog?Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-39689086945448315982015-11-08T14:09:29.489-08:002015-11-08T14:09:29.489-08:00Nice review! This sounds like an engaging book, re...Nice review! This sounds like an engaging book, recalling one I loved that haunts me in a good way, "Memoirs of a Geisha". I find the Japanese culture very intriguing. It's always interesting to immerse into a different culture from one's own, to see the differences and commonalities. Draghtswomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401344949490026498noreply@blogger.com