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09-18-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by clintjm View Post
Looks like I'll be making a trip to the library in the near future for this thread. Keep them coming...

How about some old school stuff; I recommend James Clavell's Shogun and Gaijin novels. Shogun being the better of the two I thought. The author isn't Japanese of course, but still realistic and good reads.
They're good reads, I must say, but I'd take anything that's portrayed with a pinch of salt. Historical settings as perceived by a non-native and all. But still, I wouldn't say don't read them. I enjoyed Shogun a lot. :3

Anyone else read anything by Lafcadio Hearn, on that note? I read some of his observations, they're quite interesting!
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